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fatherland is a
nationalist concept that sees the nation to which one belongs as a paternal
? figure.
Groups that refer to their homeland as a "father" or associate it primarily with paternal concepts include
- the Basque, particularly the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna , ETA) organization
- the Germans, as das Vaterland
(Note, however, that "das" is grammatically neuter; das Vaterland is "the land of my father," not "the land that is my father." Die Heimat (the homeland) is grammatically feminine, as is "die Muttererde" (Mother Earth).
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