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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
Fitzgerald, who hopes she may still be recognized after the Constitutional Court hearing, has been studying Italian for three years and can relate to feeling a link to the motherland.
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Terry Ward 22 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Fatherland implied heritage and tradition, while motherland suggests place of birth and sense of belonging.
—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
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Terry Ward 22 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Fatherland implied heritage and tradition, while motherland suggests place of birth and sense of belonging.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherland
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And as has been ARC’s tradition since the festival launched in 2021, the bill features a list of house music pioneers, with the festival itself intended to celebrate the city’s history as the genre’s birthplace.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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St Andrews, Scotland The birthplace of golf, and the town where Prince William and Kate fell in love during college, should be on every adult’s bucket list.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Moïse, who said she was born and raised in Haiti and had lived at the family home since 2015, described having as many as 30 to 50 guards around the home at all times.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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On March 4, North Miami Beach police officers rushed to a 911 call of a teen lying on the ground at a home.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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North County is considered to be the cradle of skateboarding, which has grown from its rough around the edges beginnings into a billion dollar industry where icons like Tony Hawk have become global celebrities.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The integrated foam handles and foot cradles offer comfort and versatility.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The workers in Mississippi often voice the same complaints that many South Africans have about their country, such as its sluggish economy and widespread crime.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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For one, Indigenous people resisted American colonists’ expansion into their ancestral homelands, raiding their farms and settlements in the Ohio Valley.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Just as Anand craved fresh paneer, Bento craved the Topo cheese of his parents’ Azorean homeland.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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