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All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.
Taslima Nasrin

Meaning of "motherland" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHERLAND

motherland  [ˈmʌðəˌlænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHERLAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Motherland is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHERLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

motherland

Homeland

A homeland is the concept of the place with which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin. When used as a proper noun, the word, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often have ethnic nationalist connotations. A homeland may also be referred to as a fatherland, a motherland, or a mother country, depending on the culture and language of the nationality in question.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTHERLAND


Bechuanaland
bɛˈtʃwɑːnəˌlænd
borderland
ˈbɔːdəˌlænd
Damaraland
dəˈmɑːrəˌlænd
fatherland
ˈfɑːðəˌlænd
gangsterland
ˈɡæŋstəˌlænd
Gelderland
ˈɡɛldəˌlænd
Gondwanaland
ɡɒndˈwɑːnəˌlænd
Guelderland
ˈɡeldəˌlænd
hinderland
ˈhɪndəˌlænd
hinterland
ˈhɪntəˌlænd
Maryland
ˈmɛərɪˌlænd
Nagaland
ˈnɑːɡəˌlænd
Namaland
ˈnɑːməˌlænd
Namaqualand
nəˈmɑːkwəˌlænd
Nyasaland
nɪˈæsəˌlænd
Oberland
ˈəʊbəˌlænd
overland
ˈəʊvəˌlænd
slumberland
ˈslʌmbəˌlænd
timberland
ˈtɪmbəˌlænd
wonderland
ˈwʌndəˌlænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTHERLAND

mother´s help
motherboard
mothercraft
motherese
motherfucker
motherfucking
motherhood
motherhouse
mothering
Mothering Sunday
motherless
motherlessness
motherliness
motherly
mothers superior
mothers-in-law
mothers-to-be
Motherwell
motherwort
mothery

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTHERLAND

Alice-in-Wonderland
Bernese Oberland
Courland
Cumberland
Deutschland
engarland
England
garland
Ingerland
Kurland
moorland
Nederland
New Netherland
norland
Northumberland
Saarland
Sunderland
Sutherland
Switzerland
Westmorland

Synonyms and antonyms of motherland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOTHERLAND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «motherland» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of motherland

Translation of «motherland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTHERLAND

Find out the translation of motherland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of motherland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «motherland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

祖国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patria
570 millions of speakers

English

motherland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातृभूमि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

родина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terra natal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃভূমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

patrie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vaterland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母国
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모국
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Motherland
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quê hương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய்நாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मातृभूमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vatan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

patria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ojczyzna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батьківщина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patrie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πατρίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moederland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mother
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motherland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHERLAND»

The term «motherland» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.709 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHERLAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «motherland» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «motherland» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about motherland

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9 QUOTES WITH «MOTHERLAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word motherland.
1
Jinato Hu
Tibet is a beautiful and richly endowed region of our great motherland.
2
M. F. Husain
India is my motherland.
3
Ma Jian
I am trying to persuade my family to spend more time in China. It's no fun to be in exile. I can't even figure out the basic 26 letters, let alone operate, in English. I often feel that although I've found the sky of freedom above my head, I've lost the soil I stand on. I need to be back in my motherland, where I can find inspirations.
4
Mikhail Kalashnikov
I made it to protect the motherland.
5
Taslima Nasrin
All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.
6
George Packer
Putin stands for the opposite of a universal ideology; he has become an arch-nationalist of a pre-Cold War type, making mystic appeals to motherland and religion.
7
Catherine Helen Spence
As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the bond to the motherland, but eager to develop a perfect society, in the land of our adoption.
8
Liu Yang
Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space.
9
Liu Yang
I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese citizens.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHERLAND»

Discover the use of motherland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to motherland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Motherland
In landscapes, portraits and an informative commentary, he presents an awe-inspiring and often beautiful land, its diverse people empowered by a growing optimism and connected by a shared love of the 'motherland'.
Simon Roberts, Rosamund Bartlett, 2007
2
Motherland: A Novel
The characters in Motherland all are struggling with the current state of their lives. Are there specific characters with whom you feel a kinship or empathize with more? Who would you be friends with? 2. Rebecca and CC both strive not to ...
Amy Sohn, 2013
3
Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey ...
On their journey, Fern and her mother shared many extraordinary encounters with the townspeople and--more importantly--with one another, closing the divide that had long stood between them.
Fern Schumer Chapman, 2001
4
Motherland: A Memoir
Pamela Marin was fourteen when her mother died of breast cancer. After keeping her illness a secret from her daughter, Mildred Marin left her home in Evanston, Illinois, to spend her last months alone and without treatment in California.
Pamela Marin, 2007
5
Motherland: Russia in the 20th Century
Motherlandtells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. From Lenin's virtual coup in November 1917 to Boris Yeltsin's ruthless takeover of power in 1991, the book culminates with a new view of the Yeltsin years.
David R. Marples, 2002
6
Motherland: A Novel
But sometimes heroes don’t make the best husbands. Motherland follows Kitty, Ed, and Larry from wartime England and the brutally tragic Dieppe raid to Nazi-occupied France, India after the war, and Jamaica before independence.
William Nicholson, 2013
7
The Lost Continent of Mu: The Motherland of Men
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.
James Churchward, 2013
8
The Gaucho Genre: A Treatise on the Motherland
Erudite without being pompous, "The Gaucho Genre" constitutes an invigorating force."--Jean Franco, Columbia University
Josefina Ludmer, 2002
9
Motherland
Extraordinary stories, ordinary lives. This powerful and moving drama shares the stories of women whose everyday lives have been touched by the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Steve Gilroy, 2009
10
Motherland in Danger: Soviet Propaganda During World War II
In 'Motherland in Danger', Karel Berkhoff addresses one of the most neglected questions facing historians of the Second World War: how did the Soviet leadership sell the campaign against the Germans to the people on the home front?
Karel C. Berkhoff, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHERLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term motherland is used in the context of the following news items.
1
KASIA McCLURE: Annual pilgrimage to the Motherland
IN JUST under two weeks, I am going on a road trip. It's the annual pilgrimage back to the Motherland. In the same way locals love to escape ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
2
Olsons Scandinavian Deli Has Been Revived by a Dan Tana's …
"They didn't really serve food.” The few items they did sell, however, were authentically Swedish, flown in from the motherland. So it still felt like ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
3
NSA leaker Edward Snowden seeks return to US, on his terms
... one, that as long as his case is politicized and commented on as it is by politicians of all levels, that his return to his motherland is impossible. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Librarian stole 143 artworks from art gallery
Works by 20th-century painter Qi Baishi - whose Ode To The Motherland fetched 72 million yuan at a Beijing auction in 2012, and who is ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Maidan 2.0 in Kiev?
“While we are shedding our blood defending our Motherland, they are making fortunes and doing everything they can so that the war will ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
6
Rising: Mikael Seifu Searches for the Lost Beat
They were all into getting back to the motherland and helping out everybody with their newly acquired knowledge and using it to the best of ... «Pitchfork Media, Jul 15»
7
Lillian Henegar | courtesy photo
Local resident Lillian Henegar shared this photo and said of her gardening dilemma, "How can I take out the symbol of my motherland, ... «The Herald-Times, Jul 15»
8
Allow Armymen to settle in Jammu and Kashmir: BJP MP
"Those who shed blood for our motherland in the Valley should be respected and honoured," Tarun Vijay said. IndiaToday.in New Delhi, July ... «India Today, Jul 15»
9
Orlando City: A Very English Experience
Even the announcer had borrowed a few tricks from the motherland of football by announcing the line-up of the visiting New York Red Bulls ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
10
Howell: Dry rosé wines perfect for summer
The region of Provence which lies on the Mediterranean coast is the motherland of dry rosé. The grapes that are most commonly used are ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Motherland [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/motherland>. Apr 2024 ».
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