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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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In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a home healthcare agency named Twin Cities Care Services received $116,000 in reimbursements over just two months in 2024, even though the business was busted eight years earlier for Medicaid fraud.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the time of Eric Richins’ death, his wife was working to flip a home in Midway, Utah.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 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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The United States is also insisting that any nuclear deal between the two countries remain permanent instead of including a future ending date, or sunset clause.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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In response, the Iranian regime has launched an unprecedented wave of strikes across the Middle East, with blasts heard in several countries that host US military bases, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cambodia, like neighboring Thailand, has benefited from a trend in recent decades involving the repatriation of art and archaeological treasures taken from their homelands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Murphy and Britt worked together to negotiate the homeland security funding bill that was set to pass with bipartisan support before the deadly shootings in Minneapolis.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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