vader des vaderlands

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of Latin pater patriae.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvaː.dər dɛs ˈvaː.dərˌlɑnts/

Noun

vader des vaderlands m (plural vaders des vaderlands)

  1. father of the nation (man considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation)
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