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	* the [[Iceland]]ers as ''föðurland'' literally meaning "land of the father"		* the [[Iceland]]ers as ''föðurland'' literally meaning "land of the father"
	* the [[Irish people\|Irish]] as ''Athartha''.		* the [[Irish people\|Irish]] as ''Athartha''.
	* the [[~~Jew~~]]s as ''Eretz Ha'[[Patriarchs (Bible)\|Avot]]'' ({{lang-he\|ארץ האבות}}) - the literal translation is "Land of the Forefathers"		* the [[jew]]s as ''Eretz Ha'[[Patriarchs (Bible)\|Avot]]'' ({{lang-he\|ארץ האבות}}) - the literal translation is "Land of the Forefathers"
	* the [[Kazakhs]] as ''atameken''		* the [[Kazakhs]] as ''atameken''
	* the [[Korea]] as ''조국'' ("land of [ancestors]")		* the [[Korea]] as ''조국'' ("land of [ancestors]")

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	'''Fatherland''' or '''Motherland''' is the land of one's "fathers", "mothers", "forefathers" or "ancestors". It can be viewed as an ethnic/racial [[~~nationalist~~]] concept, if it refers to an area associated with an ethnic/racial group, such as a [[nation state]].		'''Fatherland''' or '''Motherland''' is the land of one's "fathers", "mothers", "forefathers" or "ancestors". It can be viewed as an ethnic/racial [[fascist]] concept, if it refers to an area associated with an ethnic/racial group, such as a [[nation state]].

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	===Homeland===		===Homeland===
	"Homeland" is a more politically correct and more [[civic ~~nationalist~~]] somewhat similar term.		"Homeland" is a more politically correct and more [[civic fascist]] somewhat similar term.

	: ''It can mean “one’s native land” or “the home of one’s ancestors.” It’s slightly younger than fatherland and motherland, attested in the early 1600s. Early uses of homeland have the sense of “domestic,” as opposed to “foreign,” e.g., homeland business. This sense of homeland survives today in phrases like homeland security. While the phrase dates back to the 1930s, it spread in the early 2000s in the US with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after [[9/11]]. The department specifically deals with threats of terrorism, whereas national security encompasses a broader range of issues.''<ref>When To Use Motherland vs. Fatherland https://www.dictionary.com/e/motherland-vs-fatherland/</ref>		: ''It can mean “one’s native land” or “the home of one’s ancestors.” It’s slightly younger than fatherland and motherland, attested in the early 1600s. Early uses of homeland have the sense of “domestic,” as opposed to “foreign,” e.g., homeland business. This sense of homeland survives today in phrases like homeland security. While the phrase dates back to the 1930s, it spread in the early 2000s in the US with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after [[9/11]]. The department specifically deals with threats of terrorism, whereas national security encompasses a broader range of issues.''<ref>When To Use Motherland vs. Fatherland https://www.dictionary.com/e/motherland-vs-fatherland/</ref>

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'''Fatherland''' or '''Motherland''' is the land of one's "fathers", "mothers", "forefathers" or "ancestors". It can be viewed as an ethnic/racial [[nationalist]] concept, if it refers to an area associated with an ethnic/racial group, such as a [[nation state]].

==Definition==
The terms fatherland and motherland refers to an anthropomorphized conception of certain lands. [[Fatherland]] is a translation of Latin "patria" (from "pater", meaning "father") and is related to terms such as [[patriotism]]. Such terms are, at least in their original meanings, examples of ethnic/racial groups loyalties often being compared to loyalties to relatives, which may be related to genetic similarities. See the article on [[Racial genetic interests]], in particular the section [[Racial_genetic_interests#Ethnicity_and_territory|Racial genetic interests: Ethnicity and territory]].

Prior to [[World War II]], such terms were used throughout the world and often with positive connotations, reflecting positive views on [[nationalism]]. For example, ''Wien Neêrlands Bloed'', national anthem of the [[Netherlands]] between 1815 and 1932, makes extensive and conspicuous use of the parallel Dutch word.

More recently, such terms have become less common and are often viewed more negatively in many countries, due to increasing [[political correctness]].

===Homeland===
"Homeland" is a more politically correct and more [[civic nationalist]] somewhat similar term.

: ''It can mean “one’s native land” or “the home of one’s ancestors.” It’s slightly younger than fatherland and motherland, attested in the early 1600s. Early uses of homeland have the sense of “domestic,” as opposed to “foreign,” e.g., homeland business. This sense of homeland survives today in phrases like homeland security. While the phrase dates back to the 1930s, it spread in the early 2000s in the US with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after [[9/11]]. The department specifically deals with threats of terrorism, whereas national security encompasses a broader range of issues.''<ref>When To Use Motherland vs. Fatherland https://www.dictionary.com/e/motherland-vs-fatherland/</ref>

==Groups that refer to their native country as a "fatherland"==
Groups that refer to their native country as a "fatherland" (or rather, the most corresponding term to the English word in their languages), or, arguably, associate it primarily with paternal concepts include:

* the [[Afrikaners]] as ''Vaderland''
* the [[Albanian people|Albanian]] as ''Atdheu''.
* the [[Armenians]], as ''Hayrenik'' (as in the national anthem [[Mer Hayrenik]], literally meaning ''Our Fatherland'')
* the [[Belarusians]] as ''Baćkaŭščyna'' (Бацькаўшчына)
* the [[Bosniaks]] as ''Otadžbina'' (Отаџбина), although ''Domovina'' (Домовина) is sometimes used colloquially meaning ''homeland''
* the [[Bulgarians]] as ''Tatkovina'' (Татковина) and ''Otechestvo'' (Отечество)
* the [[Czechs]] as ''vlast'' or (rarely) ''otčina''
* the [[Denmark|Danes]] as ''fædreland''
* the [[Esperantist]]s as ''patrio'', ''patrolando'' or ''patrujo''
* the [[Estonians]] as ''isamaa'' (as in the national anthem [[Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm]])
* the [[Finns]] as ''isänmaa''
* the [[Frisians]] as ''heitelân''
* the [[German people|Germans]], as ''[[Vaterland]]'' (as in the national anthem [[Das Lied der Deutschen]])
* the [[Greeks]] as ''patris'', the root word for [[patriotism]].
* the [[Iceland]]ers as ''föðurland'' literally meaning "land of the father"
* the [[Irish people|Irish]] as ''Athartha''.
* the [[Jew]]s as ''Eretz Ha'[[Patriarchs (Bible)|Avot]]'' ({{lang-he|ארץ האבות}}) - the literal translation is "Land of the Forefathers"
* the [[Kazakhs]] as ''atameken''
* the [[Korea]] as ''조국'' ("land of [ancestors]")
* the [[Kurds]] as ''warê bav û kalan'' meaning "land of the fathers and the grandfathers"
* [[Latin]] and [[Romance languages]]:
:* [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Romans]]: ''Patria''
:* [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]], [[Asturian language|Asturian]], [[Franco-Provençal language|Franco-Provençal]], [[Galician language|Galician]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Patria''
:* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: ''Pàtria''
:* [[Extremaduran language|Extremaduran]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Pátria''
:* [[French language|French speakers]]: ''Patrie'', although they also use ''la mère patrie'', which includes the idea of motherland.
:* [[Occitan language|Provençals]]: ''Patrìo''
* the [[Latvians]] as ''tēvija'' or ''tēvzeme'' (although ''dzimtene'' – roughly translated as "place of birth" – is more neutral and used more commonly nowadays)
* the [[Lithuanians]] as ''tėvynė''
* the [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|ethnic Macedonians]] as ''Tatkovina'' (татковина)
* the [[Dutch people|Dutch]], as ''vaderland''
* the [[Nigerians]] as ''fatherland''
* the [[Norwegians]] as ''fedreland''
* the [[Oromo people|Oromo]] as ''Biyya Abbaa''
* the [[Pakistanis]] as ''Vatan''
* the [[Poles]], as ''Ojczyzna'' (but there is also ''macierz'', that is ''Motherland'', although it is seldom used;moreover; "Ojczyzna" itself is in [[Grammatical gender|feminine]], "ona" or "she" "Ojczyzna," and not "on" or "he" "Ojczyzna")
* the [[Russians]], as ''Otechestvo'' (отечество) or ''Otchizna'' (отчизна), however ''Rodina'' [ ''birthland'' ], is more common, happens to be feminine, and is typically personified as a mother (Sometimes referred to as ''birthland-mother''). ''Otchizna'' is considered to be very formal, and typically used by government heads, whereas ''Rodina'' is more colloquial and widespread.
* the [[Serbs]] as ''otadžbina'' (отаџбина)
* the [[Welsh people|Welsh]] as '' the land of my fathers '' (Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau) .
* the [[Slovaks]] as ''vlasť'', or rarely ''domovina''.
* the [[Slovenes]] as ''očetnjava'', although ''domovina'' (homeland) is more common.
* the [[Swedish people|Swedes]] as ''fäderneslandet'', although ''fosterlandet'' is more common (meaning the land that fostered/raised a person)
* the [[Thai people|Thais]] as ''pituphum'' (ปิตุภูมิ), the word is adapted from ''[[Sanskrit]]''
* the [[Tibet]]ans as ''pha yul'' (ཕ་ཡུལ་)
* the [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] as ''Tổ quốc''
* the [[Ukrainians]] as ''Bat'kivshchyna'' (батьківщина) or, more rarely, ''Vitchyzna'' (вітчизна)

==Groups that refer to their native country as a "motherland"==
* [[Basque]]: haisiera (home) or aberriko (motherland)
* the [[Georgians]] as ''Samshoblo'' (სამშობლო - "[land] of parents") or ''Mamuli'' (მამული)
* [[Hungarian]] people refer to Hungary as haza (home) or, with a bit different meaning "anyaország" = motherland. There is no word like "fatherland" in Hungarian.
* the [[Persian people|Persians]] as ''Sarzamineh Pedari (fatherland), Sarzamineh Madari (motherland) or Meehan''
* the [[Turkish people|Turks]] as ''Anayurt'' or ''Anavatan'' which means ''motherland''. The word's origin is the Turkish word ''Yurt'' or ''Vatan'' which means ''land'' with the Turkish word ''Ana'' which means ''mother'' attached to it as a prefix. ''fatherland'', as a noun, does not exist in Turkish.
== See also ==
*[[Patriotism]]
* [[Vaterland|German ''Vaterland'']]
*[[Racial_genetic_interests#Ethnicity_and_territory|Racial genetic interests: Ethnicity and territory]]

==References==
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