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View definitions for motherland

motherland

noun as in birthplace

noun as in fatherland

Strong match

noun as in homeland

Strong match

Weak match

noun as in mother country

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Example Sentences

However, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced in Beijing on Thursday that “three Chinese citizens have returned to the motherland safe and sound.”

They also wanted the institution to promote unity between Hindus and Muslims and love for the motherland.

From BBC

“He said it was the last time I was seeing my motherland.”

From BBC

“Our motherland, the land we love, we’ll defend it with our blood and life,” they sing as the drills end.

From BBC

I think Vietnamese Americans, who don’t visit the motherland often, or who just get their information from their parents, get information that is stuck in time.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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