Definition of motherland
1 : mother country 1
2 : a country regarded as a place of origin (as of an idea or a movement)
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Examples of motherland in a Sentence
for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines
all his life he longed to return to his motherland
Recent Examples of motherland from the Web
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The performer had just come off the Canadian leg of her RED tour, and—maybe feeling especially wistful toward the motherland—
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Killing so many Russians that even Putin’s media can’t hide the fact that Russians are returning to their motherland in body bags.
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Matria means motherland, and the speaker rebuilds home through her mother's memories and through her own infrequent visits.
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Any products of overseas panda unions also belong to the Chinese motherland.
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But the motherland of butter and oak has evolved with a wave of new openings.
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The Pedophile Plan: rape a child, sign up in the opposition, emigrate, expose the flaws of the motherland and all will be well.
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First Known Use of motherland
1565
MOTHERLAND Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of motherland for English Language Learners
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: the country where you were born or where your family came from
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