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fa⋅ther⋅land

[fah-ther-land]
–noun
1. one's native country.
2. the land of one's ancestors.

Origin:
1615–25; father + land
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fa·ther·land   (fä'thər-lānd')   
n.  
  1. One's native land.

  2. The land of one's ancestors.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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