La patria (del latín patrĭa, familia o clan > patris, tierra paterna) suele designar la tierra natal o adoptiva a la que un individuo se siente ligado por vínculos de diversa índole, como afectivos, culturales o históricos o lugar donde se nace. Se denomina patriotismo al pensamiento o sentimiento que vincula a un individuo con su patria. Se llama patria a la tierra natal de los padres de una persona, a la cual se siente ligada afectivamente independientemente de que haya o no nacido en ella. El significado suele estar unido a connotaciones políticas o ideológicas, y por ello es objeto de diversas interpretaciones, así como de uso propagandístico. La «madre patria» es un término que dice relación entre una nación de origen y una colonia o el origen étnico de un grupo de inmigrantes.

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Fatherland is the nation of one's "fathers", "forefathers" or "ancestors". It can be viewed as a nationalist concept, insofar as it is evocative of emotions related to family ties and links them to national identity and patriotism, but in the English language it can also simply mean the country of one's birth or origin. It can be compared to motherland and homeland, and some languages will use more than one of these terms. The national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932, "Wien Neêrlands Bloed", makes extensive use of the parallel Dutch word. The Ancient Greek patris, fatherland, led to patrios, of our fathers and thence to the Latin patriota and Old French patriote, meaning compatriot; from these the English word patriotism is derived. The related Ancient Roman word Patria led to similar forms in modern Romance languages. "Fatherland" was first encountered by the vast majority of citizens in countries that did not themselves use it during World War II, when it was featured in news reports associated with Nazi Germany. German government propaganda used its appeal to nationalism when making references to Germany and the state. It was used in Mein Kampf., and on a sign in a German concentration camp, also signed, Adolf Hitler. As such, the word "Vaterland" could be connected with National Socialism outside Germany; in Germany, this is not the case.

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