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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
Irie Nights invites the city out to dance, eat, and enjoy the best sounds from the islands to the motherland.
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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
War in Russian is all about sacrifice for the motherland, the individual dying and achieving glory for the greater good.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Philippines’ wealth of geographic marvels has drawn millions of international tourists every year, as well as Filipinos (living domestically and abroad) who know very well that few beaches compare to those in the motherland.
—Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2025
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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
War in Russian is all about sacrifice for the motherland, the individual dying and achieving glory for the greater good.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Philippines’ wealth of geographic marvels has drawn millions of international tourists every year, as well as Filipinos (living domestically and abroad) who know very well that few beaches compare to those in the motherland.
—Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherland
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After all, when that 1890 study was conducted, curlers used stone from all around Scotland, the sport’s birthplace.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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The National Park Service removed a large Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument — a place many consider the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Google, which owns the smart home system Nest, is now assisting law enforcement in that investigation.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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In Spain's southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes as a result of the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed because of flooding and landslides.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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From the digital creations that power our modern world to the bridges that span these waters, the Bay Area has always been the American cradle of invention.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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According to internal administration documents reviewed by The Associated Press, there are 47 third-country agreements at various stages of negotiation.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, each of these three countries have sought to offer support to Cuba in recent days.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ask a Native person why Native people have volunteered to fight in the US’s wars overseas, including in Korea, my homeland, and Vietnam, the most recent nation of origin of many of my refugee friends.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Despite economic and living conditions that constantly push Puerto Ricans to leave the homeland, the culture and the people hold the line.—
Lara N. Dotson-Renta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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