Motherland

//ˈmʌðɚˌlænd//

Synonyms for "motherland" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(2 words)
fatherlandhomeland

Strong matches (4)

Noun(1 words)
country of origin

Related words (8)

Proper Noun(1 words)
rodina

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Synonyms

2 entries

derived

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derived from

2 entries

related to

5 entries

Translations

239 translations across 79 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • Troje noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • atdhe noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • atdhe noun (the country of one's birth)
  • mëmëdhe noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • πατρίς noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • πατρίς noun (the country of one's birth)

Arabic

2 entries
  • وَطَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • وَطَن noun (the country of one's birth)

Armenian

3 entries
  • հայրենիք noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • հայրենիք noun (the country of one's birth)
  • հայրենիք noun (country of origin)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • ana vətən noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • vətən noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ватан noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • айчы́на noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ба́цькаўшчына noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ба́цькаўшчына noun (the country of one's birth)
  • радзі́ма noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Bengali

1 entries
  • ওয়াতন noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • оте́чество noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • роди́на noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • роди́на noun (the country of one's birth)
  • та́тковина noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အမိမြေ noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 故國 /故国 noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • 祖國 /祖国 noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 故國 /故国 noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • 祖國 /祖国 noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Czech

4 entries
  • domovina noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • otčina noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • vlast noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • vlast noun (the country of one's birth)

Danish

4 entries
  • fædreland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • fædreland noun (the country of one's birth)
  • fædreland noun (country of origin)
  • fødeland noun (the country of one's birth)

Dari

2 entries
  • میهَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • وَطَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Dolgan

1 entries
  • төрөөбүт һир noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Dutch

4 entries
  • geboorteland noun (the country of one's birth)
  • land van oorsprong noun (country of origin)
  • moederland noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • vaderland noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • hejmlando noun (the country of one's birth)
  • hejmlando noun (country of origin)
  • metropolo noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • patralando noun (the country of one's birth)

Estonian

1 entries
  • kodumaa noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Faroese

4 entries
  • móðurland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • móðurland noun (the country of one's birth)
  • móðurland noun (country of origin)
  • móðurland noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)

Finnish

4 entries
  • emämaa noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • isänmaa noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • kotimaa noun (country of origin)
  • synnyinmaa noun (the country of one's birth)

French

4 entries
  • matrie noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • matrie noun (the country of one's birth)
  • patrie noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • patrie noun (the country of one's birth)

Galician

1 entries
  • patria noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Georgian

1 entries
  • სამშობლო noun (the country of one's ancestors)

German

4 entries
  • Heimat noun (the country of one's birth)
  • Heimatland noun (the country of one's birth)
  • Mutterland noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • Vaterland noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Greek

2 entries
  • πατρίδα noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • πατρίδα noun (the country of one's birth)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מוֹלֶדֶת noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Hindi

3 entries
  • मातृभूमि noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • वतन noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • स्वदेश noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • anyaország noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • haza noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • szülőföld noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • szülőföld noun (the country of one's birth)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • fósturland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • föðurland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • heimaland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • heimaland noun (the country of one's birth)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • tanah air noun (country of origin)
  • tanah kelahiran noun (the country of one's birth)
  • tanah leluhur noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • میهَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • وَطَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Irish

1 entries
  • tír dhúchais noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Italian

3 entries
  • madrepatria noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • patria noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • patria noun (the country of one's birth)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 故国 noun (country of origin)
  • 本国 noun (the country of one's birth)
  • 母国 noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • 母国 noun (the country of one's birth)

Kapampangan

2 entries
  • indung balen noun (country of origin)
  • indung gabun noun (country of origin)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • атамекен noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • отан noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Khmer

2 entries
  • មាតុប្រទេស noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • មាតុភូមិ noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Korean

3 entries
  • 모국 noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • 모국 noun (the country of one's birth)
  • 조국 noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • ата мекен noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Lao

2 entries
  • ບ້ານເມືອງ noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ມາຕຸພູມ noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Latin

2 entries
  • patria noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • patria noun (the country of one's birth)

Latvian

4 entries
  • dzimtene noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • dzimtene noun (the country of one's birth)
  • dzimtene noun (country of origin)
  • tēvija noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • tėvynė noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • дедовина noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • матична земја noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • родина noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • родина noun (the country of one's birth)

Malay

3 entries
  • ibu pertiwi noun (the country of one's birth)
  • tanah air noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • tanah air noun (country of origin)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • മാതൃഭൂമി noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᠮᠠᡶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ᠮᠠᡶᠠᡵᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • эх орон noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Māori

3 entries
  • whenua matua noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • whenua matua noun (the country of one's birth)
  • whenua tupu noun (country of origin)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • fedreland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • hjemland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • hjemland noun (the country of one's birth)
  • moderland noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • fedreland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • heimland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • moderland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • moderland noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • وطن noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • وطن noun (the country of one's birth)
  • وطن noun (country of origin)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • оцовщина noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Pashto

1 entries
  • وطن noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Polish

4 entries
  • macierz noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • macierz noun (the country of one's birth)
  • macierz noun (country of origin)
  • ojcowizna noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • metrópole noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • país de origem noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • país de origem noun (country of origin)
  • pátria noun (the country of one's birth)

Romanian

2 entries
  • patrie noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • patrie noun (the country of one's birth)

Russian

4 entries
  • оте́чество noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • отчи́зна noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ро́дина noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ро́дина noun (the country of one's birth)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • màthar-thìr noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • tìr-dhàimh noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • dòmovina noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • òtadžbina noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • до̀мовина noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • о̀таџбина noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Silesian

1 entries
  • hajmat noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Slovak

4 entries
  • domovina noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • otčina noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • vlasť noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • vlasť noun (the country of one's birth)

Slovene

1 entries
  • domovina noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Spanish

2 entries
  • patria noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • patria noun (the country of one's birth)

Swedish

4 entries
  • fosterland noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • fosterland noun (the country of one's birth)
  • fosterland noun (country of origin)
  • fädernesland noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • inang bayan noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • inang bayan noun (the country of one's birth)
  • inang bayan noun (country of origin)
  • patriya noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Tajik

2 entries
  • ватан noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • меҳан noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Tamil

4 entries
  • தாயகம் noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • தாயகம் noun (the country of one's birth)
  • தாயகம் noun (country of origin)
  • தாய்நாடு noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Tatar

1 entries
  • ватан noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Thai

3 entries
  • บ้านเมือง noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ปิตุภูมิ noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • มาตุภูมิ noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ana vatan noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ana vatan noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • ana yurt noun (mother country in contrast to its colonies)
  • memleket noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • watan noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • ба́тьківщина noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • ба́тьківщина noun (the country of one's birth)
  • вітчи́зна noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Urdu

2 entries
  • مادَرِ وَطَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • وَطَن noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ۋەتەن noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • vatan noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • quê hương noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • tổ quốc noun (the country of one's ancestors)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • מוטערלאַנד noun (the country of one's ancestors)
  • מוטערלאַנד noun (the country of one's birth)
  • מוטערלאַנד noun (country of origin)

Sample sentences

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The birds' home is in the forest, the fish's home is in the river, the bees' home is in the flowers, and the little children's is in China. We love our motherland from the time we're little, as the birds love the forest, the fish love the river, and the bees love the flowers.

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I love my motherland.

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We are determined to protect the motherland.

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It's spring everywhere in the motherland.

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