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Meanings of motherland in English

Portuguese
pátria
Catalan
terra natal
Spanish
patria

One’s country of birth.

pátria
Usage of motherland in English
1
By the end of the nineteenth century Europe was the monopoly-capitalist motherland.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
2
The eight socialist honours are unambiguous and fiercely patriotic: Love the motherland.
The Irish Times
3
But now we know that there were earlier diasporas from the motherland.
The Guardian
4
I've got at least a few more children to give the motherland.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
5
A growing wave of technologists, researchers and entrepreneurs is fleeing the motherland.
The Irish Times
6
Every inch of our motherland regained is sweet and precious to us.
The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine / The Eur...
7
For my country-people there is but one real home, but one motherland.
The Illustrious Prince
8
But tugging at their emotional attachment with the motherland has its uses.
Reuters
9
Our motherland no longer exists, and revenge cannot bring back the dead.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
10
There can be no easy abandonment of mother, motherland or mother tongue.
The Guardian
11
The tap water in Manhattan is far different from that of the motherland.
Wired
12
He's clearly enjoyed his time in what he calls the 'motherland'.
The South African
13
The idea of motherland- Ihavenever dared to look it in the face.
Light
14
The composer represented all that was great about the culture of Volkov's motherland.
Storm Front
15
This was the true Egypt, the motherland, where Rome could not reach us.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
16
Understandably so, his dedication to social progress wasn't just limited to the motherland.
Ebony
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