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单词 motherland
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motherland

I was born in this country, but I'm not a Ugandan, it's not my motherland.He is trying to stop Procane reaching sanctuary in the motherland.The shock impact of leaving the austere motherland and being confronted overnight with the luxuries available in all forms in the West.He wanted the one thing all exiles crave and few achieve - a triumphant return to the motherland, a vindication.

In other languages
motherland

British English: motherland NOUN
The motherland is the country in which you or your ancestors were born and to which you still feel emotionally linked, even if you live somewhere else.
...love for the motherland.
  • American English: motherland
  • Brazilian Portuguese: terra natal
  • Chinese: 祖国
  • European Spanish: patria
  • French: patrie
  • German: Vaterland
  • Italian: patria
  • Japanese: 母国
  • Korean: 모국
  • European Portuguese: terra natal
  • Latin American Spanish: patria

(noun) 
Definition
a person's native country
Central to our belief is a love for the motherland.
Synonyms
native land
homeland
Many are planning to return to their homeland.
fatherland
They served the fatherland in its hour of need.
country of origin
mother country
whenua (New Zealand)
Godzone (Australian, informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fatherland
Definition
a person's native country
They served the fatherland in its hour of need.
Synonyms
homeland,
motherland,
old country,
native land,
land of your birth,
land of your fathers,
whenua (New Zealand),
Godzone (Australian, informal)
in the sense of homeland
Definition
the country from which the ancestors of a person or group came
Many are planning to return to their homeland.
Synonyms
native land,
birthplace,
motherland,
fatherland,
country of origin,
mother country,
Godzone (Australian, informal)

Nearby words of
motherland

  • mother wit
  • mother-of-pearl
  • motherhood
  • motherland
  • motherly
  • motif
  • motion

Synonyms of 'motherland'

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