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motherland

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noun
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As a noun, motherland means the country of one's ancestors.

Meanings of motherland

5 meanings

noun

  1. The country of one's ancestors.

  2. The country of one's birth.

  3. Country of origin.

  4. Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

  5. The country where you were bornlocation

    Similar: fatherland, homeland, mother country, country of origin, native land

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the country where you were born
fatherlandhomelandmother countrycountry of originnative land

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