motherland
noun
moth·er·land
ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌland 
2
: a country regarded as a place of origin (as of an idea or a movement)
Examples of motherland in a Sentence
for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines
all his life he longed to return to his motherland
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The barbers all wore dashikis or T-shirts that celebrated the motherland.
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D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
We are made in the water, birthed from a pregnant motherland each time her water point breaks.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
So come find me where motherland meets Mother Sea, let this tide carry us home, on wood, polyurethane, and soft top foam.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems to have been motivated in part by Vladimir Putin’s desire to increase the motherland’s quantity of ethnic Russians.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
We are made in the water, birthed from a pregnant motherland each time her water point breaks.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
So come find me where motherland meets Mother Sea, let this tide carry us home, on wood, polyurethane, and soft top foam.
—Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems to have been motivated in part by Vladimir Putin’s desire to increase the motherland’s quantity of ethnic Russians.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motherland
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motherland. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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motherland
noun
moth·er·land
ˈmət͟h-ər-ˌland
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