Editing Homeland (section)

=== Romance languages ===
In [[Romance languages]], a common way to refer to one's home country is ''Patria/Pátria/Patrie'' which has the same connotation as ''Fatherland'', that is, the nation of our parents/fathers (From the Latin, Pater, father). As ''patria'' has feminine gender, it is usually used in expressions related to one's mother, as in Italian ''la Madrepatria'', Spanish ''la Madre Patria'' or Portuguese ''a Pátria Mãe'' (Mother Fatherland). Examples include:

* the [[Esperantist]]s as ''patrio'', ''patrolando'' or ''patrujo''
* [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]], [[Asturian language|Asturian]], [[Franco-Provençal language|Franco-Provençal]], [[Galician language|Galician]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (in its many dialects): ''Patria''
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: ''Pàtria''
* [[Occitan language|Occitans]]: ''Patrìo''
* [[French language|French]]: ''Patrie''
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''Patrie''
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Pátria''