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a place of origin
- for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines
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the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
- all his life he longed to return to his motherland
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of motherland was in 1565
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