patria
/ˈpatɾja/ · B1 · noun · f
fatherland
🏠 patria = pater (father) + land, so the land of your fathers. Same root as patriot.
From Latin patria, short for terra patria, meaning fatherland, from pater, father. English patriot and patriotic share this root. It is feminine in Spanish because it ends in -a: la patria.