motherland

noun

moth·​er·​land ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌland 

1

: mother country sense 1

2

: a country regarded as a place of origin (as of an idea or a movement)

Synonyms

• birthplace
• cradle
• home
• mother country

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 on the Web

Several Italian-American owners already had the idea of returning to the motherland, as all-conquering, billionaire heroes from the New World. —Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024

In each armed conflict, they were reminded of their motherland and were further radicalized, witnessing the dehumanization of Mexican civilians. —Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024

England is the motherland of croquet, with Wimbledon founded in 1868 as the All England Croquet Club. —Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024

Very few of their assets have been confiscated by Western countries – and the Kremlin has given them a stark choice: support the motherland or lose everything. —Tim Lister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024

Like all nationalisms, with their call to blood, soil, and motherland, the Hindu nation of the RSS—and hence of Modi—was created by gross simplifications and manipulations of history. —Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023

Our motherland must be reunified, and it will surely be reunified. —Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024

Morton’s trip to Africa shows his commitment to not only creating music, but also nurturing the young and burgeoning talent in the motherland. —Ekow Barnes, Essence, 13 Nov. 2023

Her Diaspora Dialogues series first debuted in CDMX as a way to build bridges by bringing the L.A. lifestyle to the motherland. —Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

motherland

noun

moth·​er·​land ˈmət͟h-ər-ˌland 

: fatherland