motherland

[ muhth-er-land ]
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noun
  1. one's native land.

  2. the land of one's ancestors.

  1. a country considered as the origin or source of something.

Origin of motherland

1
First recorded in 1705–15; mother1 + land

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British Dictionary definitions for motherland

motherland

/ (ˈmʌðəˌlænd) /


noun
  1. another word for fatherland

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