motherland

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of MOTHERLAND

a place of origin <for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines>

Synonyms cradle, home, mother country, motherland

Related Words hometown; Blighty [chiefly British], country, nativity, old country, roots

the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship <all his life he longed to return to his motherland>

Synonyms fatherland, home, homeland, mother country, motherland, sod

Related Words old country; community, neighborhood

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