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Meanings of
motherland
in English
Portuguese
pátria
Catalan
terra natal
Spanish
patria
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One’s country of birth.
homeland
fatherland
country of origin
mother country
native land
Portuguese
pátria
Synonyms
Examples for "
homeland
"
homeland
fatherland
country of origin
mother country
native land
Examples for "
homeland
"
1
Its products are used by the military,
homeland
security and civilian institutions.
2
The zeppelin allowed Germany to bring the war to the English
homeland
.
3
Look what American power and arrogance did for your
homeland
,
your people.
4
There is a strong tendency among Sherpas to leave their difficult
homeland
.
5
Yet once he had been at the centre of his
homeland
's
politics.
1
Love guards the
fatherland
;
crowns with turrets the walls of the freeman.
2
The German
fatherland
is rallying to the support of the national flag.
3
The fetters of the
fatherland
are daily bread to the exiled patriot.
4
Let's reunite the
fatherland
for the next generation.' She is visibly moved.
5
But his
fatherland
was not adapted to the prosecution of the project.
1
They regard the
country
of
origin
law as a potential trade restriction.
2
The government is currently working on
country
of
origin
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3
Prophylaxis health messages focus on families returning to their
country
of
origin
.
4
Somalia was the second largest
country
of
origin
for refugees in 2012.
5
Taboo: Taboo has broken audience records in its
country
of
origin
,
Belgium.
1
These proceedings excited general horror in the
mother
country
,
and Charles II.
2
He was the first to advocate the separation from the
mother
country
.
3
Unquestionably, the origin of the evil is wholly with the
mother
country
.
4
All traffic between the discontented provinces and the
mother
country
was interrupted.
5
The
mother
country
cannot be roused to the importance of this step.
1
It was a relatively rare example of recognition in his
native
land
.
2
But the changes in his
native
land
are beginning to irritate him.
3
She reached her
native
land
in August, in company with Mr. Marsh.
4
The country-born youth finds himself unable to live in his
native
land
.
5
He feared the gods, and wished to die in his
native
land
.
Usage of
motherland
in English
1
By the end of the nineteenth century Europe was the monopoly-capitalist
motherland
.
2
The eight socialist honours are unambiguous and fiercely patriotic: Love the
motherland
.
3
But now we know that there were earlier diasporas from the
motherland
.
4
I've got at least a few more children to give the
motherland
.
5
A growing wave of technologists, researchers and entrepreneurs is fleeing the
motherland
.
6
Every inch of our
motherland
regained is sweet and precious to us.
7
For my country-people there is but one real home, but one
motherland
.
8
But tugging at their emotional attachment with the
motherland
has its uses.
9
Our
motherland
no longer exists, and revenge cannot bring back the dead.
10
There can be no easy abandonment of mother,
motherland
or mother tongue.
11
The tap water in Manhattan is far different from that of the
motherland
.
12
He's clearly enjoyed his time in what he calls the
'
motherland
'
.
13
The idea of
motherland
-
Ihavenever dared to look it in the face.
14
The composer represented all that was great about the culture of Volkov's
motherland
.
15
This was the true Egypt, the
motherland
,
where Rome could not reach us.
16
Understandably so, his dedication to social progress wasn't just limited to the
motherland
.
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About this term
motherland
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
old motherland
beloved motherland
common motherland
great motherland
love the motherland
More collocations
Translations for
motherland
Portuguese
pátria
p�tria-m�e
Catalan
terra natal
país d'origen
mare pàtria
pàtria
Spanish
patria
madre patria
Motherland
through the time
Motherland
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common