# die Vaterlandsliebe

die Vaterlandsliebe is a German noun meaning “love of one's country”. Forms: der Vaterlandsliebe.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Vaterlandsliebe

## In other languages

- Русский: любовь к родине, патриотизм

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ love of one's country (or fatherland); patriotism
   - Merkel sieht in einer Vaterlandsliebe, die die Bevölkerung eint, eine wesentliche Grundbedingung für den Erhalt einer intakten Demokratie. — Merkel sees in a patriotism that unites the population a fundamental condition for the preservation of an intact democracy.

## Examples

- Widerstand wurzelt in Vaterlandsliebe. — Resistance is rooted in love for the homeland.

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