What does patria in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word patria in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use patria in Spanish.

The word patria in Spanish means homeland, homeland, national, native, home, mother country, fatherland, die for your country, father of the nation, home town, custody, for King and country, for free, traitor to the motherland. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word patria

homeland

nombre femenino (país de nacimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Están deseando volver a su patria.
They are hoping to go back to their homeland.

homeland

nombre femenino (país propio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nació en Italia pero España se ha convertido en su patria.
He was born in Italy but Spain has become his homeland.

national

adjetivo (propio de un país)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La bandera es el símbolo patrio más utilizado.
The flag is the most common national symbol.

native, home

adjetivo (de la tierra natal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
James Madison gobernó con un gran amor patrio.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She returned to her native (or: home) country to visit her old friends.

mother country, fatherland

locución nominal femenina (la propia nación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mayoría de los expatriados extrañan su madre patria.
Most expatriates miss their homeland.

die for your country

locución verbal (gesto heroico)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hoy se conmemora a los caudillos que murieron por la patria.

father of the nation

nombre masculino (personaje histórico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la India, Gandhi es el padre de la patria.

home town

nombre femenino (pueblo natal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Motril es la patria chica de mi padre.
Motril is my father's home town.

custody

nombre femenino (tutela de hijos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aunque estaban divorciados compartían la patria potestad de sus hijos.
Although they were divorced, they shared custody of their sons.

for King and country

locución adverbial (por patriotismo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Los soldados cayeron por amor a la patria.

for free

locución adverbial (irónico, coloquial (gratuitamente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
No voy a hacer este trabajo por amor a la patria.

traitor to the motherland

locución nominal con flexión de género (quien perjudica su país)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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