Afrikaans

Noun

vaderland ‎(plural vaderlande)

1. fatherland

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧der‧land

Etymology

From vader ‎(“father”) +‎ land ‎(“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

Derived terms

• vaderlandslievend

See also

• moederland