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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
Alas, any homecoming after living in exile, no matter how provisional, inevitably means confronting a past fraught with loss — not just of a motherland, but also of identity and ancestry.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Doja Cat is the first headliner to be revealed for Hey Neighbour festival in South Africa this summer, marking the star’s first time performing in her motherland.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
We are made in the water, birthed from a pregnant motherland each time her water point breaks.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
The barbers all wore dashikis or T-shirts that celebrated the motherland.
—D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Doja Cat is the first headliner to be revealed for Hey Neighbour festival in South Africa this summer, marking the star’s first time performing in her motherland.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
We are made in the water, birthed from a pregnant motherland each time her water point breaks.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
The barbers all wore dashikis or T-shirts that celebrated the motherland.
—D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherland
Noun
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June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 June 2025
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Such echo chambers are the birthplace of the comparison trap, which can establish unrealistic expectations and stifle the ambition of an individual and an entire industry.—
Drew Gerber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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More broadly, instability forces people from their homes in search of something better despite the severe risk that migration involves.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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But then construction crews began arriving in droves less than 2 miles from her home.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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There’s also a separate accessory cradle to hold the combination and crevice tools, pet tool, flexible tool, and dust bags.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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The president was undeterred, and the flights resumed the very next day, filled with cardboard file boxes that had been repurposed into makeshift cradles.—
Jim Axelrod
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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The Republican president earlier told reporters that the U.S. was soon preparing to send letters to different countries, informing them of the new tariff rate his administration would impose on them.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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The best way to stop Russia from attacking even a small NATO country — one of the Baltic states, say — is for Vladimir Putin to be convinced that the risk of major retaliation is too great to take.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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This level of abuse of power is shameful, outrageous, and is not doing anything to keep our homeland safe.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Julia Ainsley Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
13 June 2025
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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