vaderland

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vaderland.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vaderland (plural vaderlande)

1. fatherland

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vāderlant. Equivalent to vader (“father”) ‎ land (“land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.dərˌlɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: va‧der‧land

Noun

vaderland n (plural vaderlanden, diminutive vaderlandje n)

1. fatherland, one's own native land/nation and/or the country of one's forefathers, the possible object of patriotism
2. (Christianity, figurative) Heaven

   Synonym: hemel

Derived terms

• vaderlands
• vaderlandsliefde
• vaderlandslievend

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vaderland
• Negerhollands: vaderland

See also

• moederland