motherland

noun

moth·​er·​land ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌland 

1

: mother country sense 1

2

: a country regarded as a place of origin (as of an idea or a movement)

Synonyms

• birthplace
• cradle
• home
• mother country

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The core of A-beauty is about more than just incredible ingredients from the motherland. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025

While most fans would expect the Serbian player to exercise his nationalism by picking something from his motherland, but Jordan stated that’s sometimes not the case. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025

Despite what Russian President may tell the Russian public during his monotonous press conferences and New Year's Day speeches, everything isn't going well in the motherland. —Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

The Russian president has variously insisted that the incursion was a preemptive strike against a Ukrainian attack, a sacred defense of the Russian motherland, and a continuation of the Soviet fight against Nazism. —Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

motherland

noun

moth·​er·​land ˈmət͟h-ər-ˌland 

: fatherland