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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespays natal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pei na-tal
"Il est retourné dans son pays natal après de longues années."
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The nation in which a person was born or of which they are a citizen.
"After spending decades abroad, he finally decided to return to his native-country."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'nativ(e)', originating from Latin 'nativus' (born, native), combined with 'country', from Old French 'contree' and Late Latin 'contrata'. The hyphenated compound refers specifically to the nation or geographic territory where a person was born or holds original citizenship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Native-country" is said worldwide
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pays natal
Transliteration: pei na-tal
"Il est retourné dans son pays natal après de longues années."
Heimatland
Transliteration: ˈhaɪ̯matˌlant
"Er hat sein Heimatland nie vergessen."
patria
Transliteration: ˈpa.trja
"Porta sempre nel cuore la sua patria."
patria
Transliteration: ˈpa.tɾja
"Siempre recuerda con cariño su patria."
terra natal
Transliteration: ˈtɛʁ.ɐ naˈtaɫ
"Ele viajou de volta para sua terra natal."
मातृ-भूमि
Transliteration: matri-bhumi
"वह अपनी मातृ-भूमि से बहुत प्यार करता है।"
祖国
Transliteration: zǔ guó
"他离开祖国很多年了。"
조국
Transliteration: joguk
"그는 오랜만에 조국을 방문했습니다."
母国
Transliteration: bokoku
"彼は久しぶりに母国へ帰った。"
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