单词 | grandfatherland |
释义 | > as lemmasˈgrandfatherland ˈgrandfatherland n. [after fatherland n.] rare the land of one's parent's birth. ΚΠ 1864 E. Burritt Walk to John O'Groats 317 The grandfatherland of fifty millions who now speak its language beyond the sea. 1914 Washington Post 30 Aug. It does not, of course, include any of the millions of ‘second generation’ children of foreign-born parents, whose interests in their ‘grandfatherlands’ must also be exceedingly strong. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 21 June (G2 section) 12 Jong..has demonstrated his devotion to the grandfatherland by spurning far more lucrative opportunities to represent World Cup rivals Japan or South Korea. < as lemmas |
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