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tír dhúchais — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fatherland noun One's native country, especially spoken of with strong patriotic feeling.
  • homeland noun The country a person considers home, often their country of birth or ancestry.
  • motherland noun One's native country, especially spoken of with strong emotional or patriotic attachment.

Senses

tír dhúchais is used for these senses in English:

  • fatherland The country of one's ancestors.
  • homeland The country that one regards as home.
  • native soil (idiomatic, as pertaining to persons) The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.

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