fatherland
n.the country you were born in or the country of your ancestors. It is a formal word that people often use to show love for their home country.
n.the country of one's birth or ancestry; a nation regarded as one's own. Often carries a formal or patriotic tone.
“He returned to his fatherland after living abroad for twenty years.”
“Many immigrants feel a deep sense of duty to contribute to the development of their fatherland once they have established themselves.”
“The poet's work is a powerful tribute to his fatherland, capturing the rugged beauty of the landscape and the resilience of its people through vivid imagery and traditional verse.”
From father + land. Compare Dutch vaderland (“fatherland”), German Vaterland (“fatherland”), Danish fædreland (“fatherland”), Icelandic föðurland (“fatherland”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.