Themotherland 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.
Synonyms: native land, homeland, fatherland, country of origin More Synonyms of motherland
motherland in British English
(ˈmʌðəˌlænd)
noun
another word for fatherland
motherland in American English
(ˈmʌðərˌlænd)
noun
1.
one's native land or, sometimes, the land of one's ancestors
2.
a country thought of as originator or source
Examples of 'motherland' in a sentence
motherland
I was born in this country, but I'm not a Ugandan, it's not my motherland.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
He is trying to stop Procane reaching sanctuary in the motherland.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (2003)
The shock impact of leaving the austere motherland and being confronted overnight with the luxuries available in all forms in the West.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (2003)
He wanted the one thing all exiles crave and few achieve - a triumphant return to the motherland, a vindication.
Armstrong, Campbell MAMBO (2003)
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