"vaderland" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaː.dərˌlɑnt/ Audio: nl-vaderland.ogg Forms: vaderlanden [plural], vaderlandje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch vāderlant. Equivalent to vader (“father”) + land (“land”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vāderlant}} Middle Dutch vāderlant, {{af|nl|vader|land|t1=father|t2=land}} vader (“father”) + land (“land”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} 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 Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vaderland-nl-noun-pU9O5Hxc Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. (Christianity, figurative) Heaven Tags: figuratively, neuter Synonyms: hemel
    Sense id: en-vaderland-nl-noun-QQ~~Ugjf Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vaderlands, vaderlandsliefde, vaderlandslievend Related terms: moederland

Inflected forms

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    },
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    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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    {
      "word": "vaderlandsliefde"
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    {
      "word": "vaderlandslievend"
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    },
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