motherland

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Nationality & racemotherlandmoth‧er‧land /ˈmʌðəlænd $ -ðər-/ noun [countable usually singular] SANsomeone’s motherland is the country where they were born and to which they feel a strong emotional connection SYN mother country, fatherland They are willing to die for the motherland.Examples from the Corpusmotherland• In fact it offered a relief that, after all, one did have an acceptable motherland.• There was no way in which he could turn a young man's allegiance completely against his motherland in just three weeks.• If the husband is the fuhrer of his family then his wife is the small-scale motherland, the guarantor of future generations.• Subscribers to the service adopt an electronic leprechaun and receive e-mails comprising gossip and tales from the motherland.

单词	motherland
释义	motherland From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Nationality & racemotherlandmoth‧er‧land /ˈmʌðəlænd $ -ðər-/ noun [countable usually singular] SANsomeone’s motherland is the country where they were born and to which they feel a strong emotional connection SYN mother country, fatherland They are willing to die for the motherland.Examples from the Corpusmotherland• In fact it offered a relief that, after all, one did have an acceptable motherland.• There was no way in which he could turn a young man's allegiance completely against his motherland in just three weeks.• If the husband is the fuhrer of his family then his wife is the small-scale motherland, the guarantor of future generations.• Subscribers to the service adopt an electronic leprechaun and receive e-mails comprising gossip and tales from the motherland.
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