father of the nation

Noun

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

Usage notes

 * Often used as an honorific title.

Translations

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