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patria — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • fatherland noun One's native country, especially spoken of with strong patriotic feeling.
  • home noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  • homeland noun The country a person considers home, often their country of birth or ancestry.
  • hometown noun The town or city where a person was born or grew up.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • motherland noun One's native country, especially spoken of with strong emotional or patriotic attachment.

Senses

patria is used for these senses in English:

  • country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
  • fatherland The country of one's ancestors.
  • home One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
  • hometown An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
  • land A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

country — full definition

  1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
  3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

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