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Definition of motherland noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

motherland

noun
 
/ˈmʌðəlænd/
 
/ˈmʌðərlænd/
(formal)
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  1. the country that you were born in and that you feel a strong emotional connection with
    • He was willing to die for the motherland.
    • She fears she will never see her motherland again.
    see also fatherland
See motherland in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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