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as in birthplace
a place of origin
for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines
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as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
all his life he longed to return to his motherland
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Recent Examples of motherland
Fatherland implied heritage and tradition, while motherland suggests place of birth and sense of belonging.
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Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Despite a 1689 treaty that placed the Sino-Russian boundary some seven hundred kilometers north of the Amur River, the unequal treaties of 1858 and 1860 drew the Russians right to the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, the edge of the Qing motherland.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
Irie Nights invites the city out to dance, eat, and enjoy the best sounds from the islands to the motherland.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That brings us to this space of transformation, the vision of growth and connecting to the motherland.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Despite a 1689 treaty that placed the Sino-Russian boundary some seven hundred kilometers north of the Amur River, the unequal treaties of 1858 and 1860 drew the Russians right to the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, the edge of the Qing motherland.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
Irie Nights invites the city out to dance, eat, and enjoy the best sounds from the islands to the motherland.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That brings us to this space of transformation, the vision of growth and connecting to the motherland.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherland
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Those public courts on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Compton Boulevard unknowingly served as the birthplace of the greatest run in American tennis history.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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Slater Mill served as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
28 Feb. 2026
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Israel has struck sites in Beirut's suburbs and issued a blanket warning for residents south of the Litani River -- an area in southern Lebanon stretching to the border with Israel -- to evacuate their homes, but had not previously issued a blanket evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The film was a commercial hit and solidified Universal Pictures’ reputation as the home of horror.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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For Atlanta — often called the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement — the moment lands with particular weight.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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This becomes both a test of Vernice’s loyalty and an opportunity to reaffirm her virtue as a woman who just wants to help out her cradle-friend.—
Tembe Denton-Hurst,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
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But some Iranian Americans fear that their native country could descend into chaos, as Iraq did after the 2003 American invasion.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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This issue will keep getting worse — and lost dollars will continue to grow — if our country’s leaders fail to implement smart policies to prevent scams.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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While designing these workshops, Tejeda considered immigrants who haven’t seen their homelands in many years.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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While more backdrop than engine, the tensions many Iranians feel between love for homeland and hatred for regime were evident just the same, via a host of characters in both shows.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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