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Motherland

//ˈmʌðɚˌlænd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The country of one's ancestors.
  2. 2
    the country where you were born wordnet
  3. 3
    The country of one's birth.
  4. 4
    Country of origin.
  5. 5
    Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English land English motherland From mother + land.

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