The flag of his fatherland brought tears to his eyes.
Source: tatoeba (273846)
Fatherland
Synonyms for "fatherland" (18 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (9)
Noun(7 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: homeland, motherland, birthplace, country, country of origin.
- Sentence evidence is available for fatherland, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "fatherland".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "fatherland"
Keep "fatherland" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "fatherland" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "fatherland", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "fatherland" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesancestral homelandhomeland loyaltynational allegiancenational identitypatriotic sentimentstate loyalty
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
102 translations across 69 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- atdhe noun (country of one's ancestry)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- πάτρᾱ noun (country of one's ancestry)
- πατρίς noun (country of one's ancestry)
Arabic
1 entries- وطن noun (country of one's ancestry)
Armenian
1 entries- հայրենիք noun (country of one's ancestry)
Aromanian
1 entries- pãtridã noun (country of one's ancestry)
Asturian
1 entries- patria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Avar
1 entries- ватӏан noun (country of one's ancestry)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- ana yurdu noun (country of one's ancestry)
- vətən noun (country of one's ancestry)
Basque
1 entries- aberri noun (country of one's ancestry)
Belarusian
2 entries- радзі́ма noun (country of one's ancestry)
- спа́дчына noun (country of one's ancestry)
Bengali
1 entries- ওয়াতন noun (country of one's ancestry)
Bulgarian
1 entries- та́тковина noun (country of one's ancestry)
Catalan
1 entries- pàtria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- نیشتیمان noun (country of one's ancestry)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 祖國 /祖国 noun (country of one's ancestry)
Czech
3 entries- domovina noun (country of one's ancestry)
- otčina noun (country of one's ancestry)
- vlast noun (country of one's ancestry)
Danish
1 entries- fædreland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Dutch
1 entries- vaderland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Esperanto
1 entries- patrujo noun (country of one's ancestry)
Estonian
1 entries- isamaa noun (country of one's ancestry)
Faroese
4 entries- fosturland noun (country of one's ancestry)
- føðiland noun (country of one's ancestry)
- heimland noun (country of one's ancestry)
- móðurland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Finnish
1 entries- isänmaa noun (country of one's ancestry)
French
1 entries- patrie noun (country of one's ancestry)
Galician
1 entries- patria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Georgian
2 entries- მამული noun (country of one's ancestry)
- სამშობლო noun (country of one's ancestry)
German
2 entries- Vaterland noun (country of one's ancestry)
- Vaterland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Greek
1 entries- πατρίδα noun (country of one's ancestry)
Hindi
3 entries- जन्मभूमि noun (country of one's ancestry)
- वतन noun (country of one's ancestry)
- स्वदेश noun (country of one's ancestry)
Hungarian
2 entries- anyaföld noun (country of one's ancestry)
- szülőföld noun (country of one's ancestry)
Icelandic
3 entries- föðurland noun (country of one's ancestry)
- ættjörð noun (country of one's ancestry)
- ættland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Ido
2 entries- naskolando noun (country of one's ancestry)
- patrio noun (country of one's ancestry)
Irish
2 entries- athartha noun (country of one's ancestry)
- tír dhúchais noun (country of one's ancestry)
Italian
3 entries- paese noun (country of one's ancestry)
- patria noun (country of one's ancestry)
- suolo natio noun (country of one's ancestry)
Japanese
1 entries- 祖国 noun (country of one's ancestry)
Kazakh
2 entries- атамекен noun (country of one's ancestry)
- отан noun (country of one's ancestry)
Latin
1 entries- patria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Latvian
3 entries- dzimtene noun (country of one's ancestry)
- tēvija noun (country of one's ancestry)
- tēvzeme noun (country of one's ancestry)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tėvynė noun (country of one's ancestry)
Livonian
1 entries- izāmō noun (country of one's ancestry)
Low German
1 entries- Vaderland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Macedonian
1 entries- татко́вина noun (country of one's ancestry)
Malagasy
1 entries- tanindrazana noun (country of one's ancestry)
Māori
1 entries- whenua matua noun (country of one's ancestry)
Norwegian
1 entries- fedreland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Occitan
1 entries- patria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Old English
1 entries- ēþel noun (country of one's ancestry)
Old Tupi
1 entries- tetama noun (country of one's ancestry)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- وطن noun (country of one's ancestry)
Pannonian Rusyn
2 entries- отечество noun (country of one's ancestry)
- оцовщина noun (country of one's ancestry)
Persian
1 entries- میهن noun (country of one's ancestry)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Vodalaunt noun (country of one's ancestry)
Polish
2 entries- macierz noun (country of one's ancestry)
- ojczyzna noun (country of one's ancestry)
Portuguese
1 entries- pátria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Romanian
1 entries- patrie noun (country of one's ancestry)
Russian
2 entries- оте́чество noun (country of one's ancestry)
- ро́дина noun (country of one's ancestry)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- dòmovina noun (country of one's ancestry)
- òtadžbina noun (country of one's ancestry)
- до̀мовина noun (country of one's ancestry)
- о̀таџбина noun (country of one's ancestry)
Silesian
1 entries- hajmat noun (country of one's ancestry)
Slovak
3 entries- domovina noun (country of one's ancestry)
- otčina noun (country of one's ancestry)
- vlasť noun (country of one's ancestry)
Slovene
1 entries- domovina noun (country of one's ancestry)
Spanish
1 entries- patria noun (country of one's ancestry)
Swedish
2 entries- fosterland noun (country of one's ancestry)
- fädernesland noun (country of one's ancestry)
Tabasaran
1 entries- ватан noun (country of one's ancestry)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཕ་ཡུལ noun (country of one's ancestry)
Turkish
1 entries- ana vatan noun (country of one's ancestry)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ба́тьківщи́на noun (country of one's ancestry)
Welsh
1 entries- tadwlad noun (country of one's ancestry)
West-Frisian
1 entries- heitelân noun (country of one's ancestry)
Yiddish
1 entries- פֿאָטערלאַנד noun (country of one's ancestry)
Zazaki
2 entries- esasware noun (country of one's ancestry)
- welat (diq) noun (country of one's ancestry)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Fatherland or death, we shall overcome.
Source: tatoeba (437547)
The workers do not have a fatherland.
Source: tatoeba (533979)
I love the Fatherland.
Source: tatoeba (860103)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "fatherland"?
Closest matches include homeland, motherland, birthplace, country, country of origin.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "fatherland"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.