patria

/ˈpatɾja/, [ˈpa.t̪ɾja]

homeland


Noun patria f (plural patrias)

  1. homeland, fatherland, motherland

Adjective patria

  1. feminine singular of patrio

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • El hogar de los pájaros está en el bosque, el hogar de los peces está en el río, el hogar de las abejas está en las flores y el de los niños pequeñitos está en China. Amamos nuestra madre patria desde chiquitos como los pájaros aman al bosque, los peces aman al río y las abejas aman a las flores.

    The birds' home is in the forest, the fish's home is in the river, the bees' home is in the flowers, and the little children's is in China. We love our motherland from the time we're little, as the birds love the forest, the fish love the river, and the bees love the flowers.

  • En Japón hay un partido político traidor a la patria.

    There is a political party which is a traitor to the country in Japan.

  • Lucharemos hasta el último instante para proteger a nuestra patria.

    We'll fight to the end to protect our homeland.

  • Su patria es Alemania.

    His home country is Germany.

  • Los grandes artistas no tienen patria.

    Great artists have no homeland.

  • Echo de menos a mi familia y a mi patria.

    I miss my family and my country.

  • Es dulce y noble morir por la patria propia.

    It is sweet and noble to die for one's country.

  • Yo amo a mi patria.

    I love my homeland.

  • Él se arrancó los ojos para no volver a ver a la patria que había traicionado.

    He gouged his eyes out so he would never see again his homeland he had betrayed.


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