Ex. my country is ........, she never went to war
2007-02-12 10:43:28 · 6 answers · asked by hedak 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The idea, though I do not know the origin, is that it is based upon the love of the country as if it is a fine woman, to loved and fought for. It probably emerged in war propoganda, perhaps with World War I.
2007-02-12 10:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by That Kid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of things are given a masculine or feminine pronoun. I would guess it has something to do with people referring to their country of origin their"mother country". That's the best I can come up with.
2007-02-12 10:51:21 · answer #2 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may go back to the word country in the Latin language which is
patria, patriae( consider it in Latin to be a feminine noun) meaning country.
2007-02-12 14:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a bit like boats, its a she, its the english language again.( with a bit of french thrown in)
2007-02-12 10:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by welllaners 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because countries have vaginas...duh!
2007-02-12 11:04:35 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause u love it like your mother!
2007-02-12 10:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by Pedro Sanchez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋