vaderland

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch vaderland. === Pronunciation === === Noun === vaderland (plural vaderlande) fatherland == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vāderlant. Equivalent to vader (“father”) +‎ land (“land”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaː.dərˌlɑnt/ Hyphenation: va‧der‧land === Noun === vaderland n (plural vaderlanden, diminutive vaderlandje n) fatherland, one's own native land/nation and/or the country of one's forefathers, the possible object of patriotism (Christianity, figurative) Heaven Synonym: hemel ==== Derived terms ==== vaderlands vaderlandsliefde vaderlandslievend ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: vaderland Negerhollands: vaderland === See also === moederland