motherland
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈmʌðərlænd/
:
patria
- After years abroad, she returned to her motherland with a sense of nostalgia.
- reunification of our motherland
- motherland calls
It's in which he said that Russians are willing to sacrifice everything for their motherland.
- It's in which he said that Russians are willing to sacrifice everything for their motherland.
- And I saw that there was a spiritual connotation to Africa and to the motherland.
- Putin has his own view of what the Russian motherland should look like and what the near abroad should look like.
- And but kind of the last line of defense is going to be what we have in the air in these caps and, and we're protecting the motherland and anything comes at us.
- But Payul, which is which means motherland in Tibetan is the news archive.
- Birthing in you a joy for the Jewish motherland, right.
- And I and these clients walk through the door and they're from my from my motherland, from the mothership.
- That's what I'm saying, that all these Africans who died slaughtered for jewels that come from our the riches of our country, our motherland.
Examples
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Many people feel a deep emotional connection to their motherland and strive to protect it.
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And they told me, you know, just bring the motherland in.
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A bit of the motherland, he said.
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But what does this have to do with losing our Motherland?
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The fate of the motherland is at risk!
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Well, I would die for the Motherland!
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This is our dear, dear Motherland.
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Old ties with the motherland are not what they used to be.
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We welcome you, Tibet, back to the motherland.
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You died to preserve our motherland, and that is noble and true.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
177
3.1
The country where someone is born or where they feel they belong
12
7.4
The country where a person is born or feels strong loyalty to
11
2.7
A country where a person was born or something was made
9
3.6
A country where a person was born and still feels at home
5
3.4
The country a person or their family came from before moving
3
3.5
The country where you were born or the one you feel most connected to
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4.4
The land where you are born and grow up
1
7.9
A person's native country that they love
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Motherland comes from two simple words: mother ('mother') and land ('country'). Think of it as the land of your mother — the country where you were born or feel very close to, which is why motherland means your home country.