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[ muhth-er-land ] / ˈmʌð ərˌlænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR motherland ON THESAURUS.COM
nounone's native land. the land of one's ancestors. a country considered as the origin or source of something. Origin of motherlandFirst recorded in 1705–15; mother1 + land Words nearby motherlandMother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law's tongue, motherland, mother language, motherless, mother liquor, mother lode, motherly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for motherlandIn the event, it only got a scene in the music video for “Putin Will Teach You To Love the Motherland.” Putin’s Police Arrest Pussy Riot Again In Court Crackdown|Michael Weiss|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The activists had arrived in Sochi with the aim of performing a new song called “Putin will teach you how to love the motherland.” Pussy Riot Whips Sochi|Anna Nemtsova|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST And added a sad smile: “ But Putin will teach them how to love the motherland.” Pussy Riot Whips Sochi|Anna Nemtsova|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Showalter commends but is under no illusions about the ordinary Russian defending his Motherland. WWII’s Greatest Battle: How Kursk Changed the War|Andrew Roberts|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It also tells the story of my mother, a mirror image of my motherland. How I Write: Elena Gorokhova|Noah Charney|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the language of Islam, umma is the world community of Moslems, while wattan is the Motherland. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin Would you make it a reproach to the Roman Fabii that 299 of that house perished in fighting for their dear motherland? The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey El Caudillo has shown how the Motherland can frustrate the war mongers. The Five Arrows|Allan Chase As for England, the motherland is fighting to recover her sense of security. The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein Evidently the Yankee Commonwealth considered itself, in an especial degree, the motherland of the new state. The Middle Period 1817-1858|John William Burgess
British Dictionary definitions for motherland
nounanother word for fatherland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to motherlandhomeland, fatherland, home, birthplace, mother country, old country, terra firma, old world |