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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
We are made in the water, birthed from a pregnant motherland each time her water point breaks.
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Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
The barbers all wore dashikis or T-shirts that celebrated the motherland.
—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
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Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
The barbers all wore dashikis or T-shirts that celebrated the motherland.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherland
Noun
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June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 June 2025
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The holiday has been celebrated by Black Americans for generations but became more widely observed after being designated a federal holiday in 2021 by former President Joe Biden, who was expected to attend an event in Galveston, the holiday's birthplace.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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While Trader Joe’s certainly offers plenty of dry goods, produce, and proteins for home cooks, this grocery store chain’s real claims to fame are its beloved snack items and its impressive frozen-food options.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Allie is perched across the table from me on the porch at her family home, which is nestled along Lake Minnehaha in Clermont, Florida, a city 20 miles west of Orlando.—
Avery Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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There’s also a separate accessory cradle to hold the combination and crevice tools, pet tool, flexible tool, and dust bags.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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The president was undeterred, and the flights resumed the very next day, filled with cardboard file boxes that had been repurposed into makeshift cradles.—
Jim Axelrod
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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The Republican president earlier told reporters that the U.S. was soon preparing to send letters to different countries, informing them of the new tariff rate his administration would impose on them.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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Globally, several countries are reportedly considering nationwide bans on cellphones during school hours.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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This level of abuse of power is shameful, outrageous, and is not doing anything to keep our homeland safe.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Julia Ainsley Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
13 June 2025
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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