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father of the nation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A man considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation.

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vader des vaderlands — Translations
  • Finnish: kansakunnan isä — Translations
  • French: père de la nation — Translations
  • French: père de la patrie — Translations
  • German: Vater des Vaterlandes — Translations
  • Hindi: राष्ट्रपिता (rāṣṭrapitā) — Translations
  • Indonesian: bapak negara — Translations
  • Italian: padre della patria — Translations
  • Latin: pater patriae — Translations
  • Polish: ojciec narodu — Translations
  • Polish: ojciec ojczyzny — Translations
  • Portuguese: pai da pátria — Translations
  • Russian: оте́ц оте́чества (otéc otéčestva) — Translations
  • Spanish: padre de la nación — Translations
  • Spanish: padre de la patria — Translations