Dictionary

motherland en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/ (General-American)
• /ˈmʌð.ə.lænd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English land English motherland From mother + land. First attested in 1711.

Meanings

1. The country of one's ancestors.
2. The country of one's birth.
3. Country of origin.
4. Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

Forms

Deriveds

muddaland

Synonyms

homeland · fatherland

Translations (243)

lo ບ້ານເມືອງ (the country of one's ancestors) · uk ба́тьківщина (the country of one's ancestors) · pl ojczyzna (the country of one's birth) · da fædreland (country of origin) · kk атамекен (the country of one's ancestors) · ta தாய்நாடு (the country of one's ancestors) · cmn 祖國 /祖国 (the country of one's ancestors) · sh до̀мовина (the country of one's ancestors) · da moderland (the country of one's ancestors) · fo móðurland (the country of one's birth) · ka სამშობლო (the country of one's ancestors) · pl macierz (the country of one's ancestors) · ms tanah air (country of origin) · ta தாயகம் (the country of one's birth) · bg роди́на (the country of one's birth) · sv hemland (the country of one's ancestors) · tl patriya (the country of one's ancestors) · de Vaterland (the country of one's ancestors) · id tanah leluhur (the country of one's ancestors) · yi מוטערלאַנד (the country of one's birth) · vi tổ quốc (the country of one's ancestors) · km មាតុភូមិ (the country of one's ancestors) · eo patrujo (the country of one's ancestors) · hu szülőföld (the country of one's ancestors) · da fædreland (the country of one's ancestors) · hi मातृभूमि (the country of one's birth) · cs vlast (the country of one's ancestors) · hy հայրենիք (the country of one's birth) · mi whenua tupu (country of origin) · tl inang bayan (country of origin) · de Heimat (the country of one's birth) · bn ওয়াতন (the country of one's ancestors) · lv dzimtene (country of origin) · be радзі́ма (the country of one's birth) · pl macierz (country of origin) · ru ро́дина (country of origin) · hi मातृभूमि (the country of one's ancestors) · th ปิตุภูมิ (the country of one's ancestors) · sh о̀таџбина (the country of one's ancestors) · he מוֹלֶדֶת (the country of one's ancestors) · gd màthar-thìr (the country of one's ancestors) · hu szülőföld (the country of one's birth) · hu őshaza (the country of one's ancestors) · sq Troje (the country of one's ancestors) · da hjemland (the country of one's birth) · lv tēvzeme (the country of one's ancestors) · ta தாயகம் (the country of one's ancestors) · mk татковина (the country of one's birth) · hu anyaország (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · pl ojczyzna (country of origin) · ja 母国 (the country of one's ancestors) · fo móðurland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · pl ojczyzna (the country of one's ancestors) · uz vatan (the country of one's ancestors) · da moderland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · mk татковина (the country of one's ancestors) · lo ມາຕຸພູມ (the country of one's ancestors) · sh dòmovina (the country of one's ancestors) · mi whenua matua (the country of one's ancestors) · sk domovina (the country of one's ancestors) · nl moederland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · nb fedreland (the country of one's ancestors) · hi जन्मभूमि (the country of one's birth) · th บ้านเมือง (the country of one's ancestors) · cs domovina (the country of one's ancestors) · sk otčina (the country of one's ancestors) · gd tìr-dhàimh (the country of one's ancestors) · pam indung gabun (country of origin) · eo patralando (the country of one's birth) · it patria (the country of one's birth) · mk родина (country of origin) · el πατρίδα (the country of one's ancestors) · sq atdhe (the country of one's birth) · ta தாய்நாடு (the country of one's birth) · mn эх орон (the country of one's ancestors) · kk отан (the country of one's ancestors) · eo patrujo (the country of one's birth) · hy հայրենիք (country of origin) · sv fosterland (country of origin) · ml മാതൃഭൂമി (the country of one's ancestors) · is heimaland (the country of one's birth) · be ба́цькаўшчына (the country of one's birth) · bg та́тковина (the country of one's ancestors) · tt ватан (the country of one's ancestors) · my အမိမြေ (the country of one's ancestors) · fo móðurland (the country of one's ancestors) · cs otčina (the country of one's ancestors) · pt metrópole (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · th แผ่นดินแม่ (the country of one's birth) · et kodumaa (the country of one's ancestors) · ja 祖国 (the country of one's ancestors) · eo hejmlando (country of origin) · grc πατρίς (the country of one's birth) · pt pátria-mãe (the country of one's birth) · ga tír dhúchais (the country of one's ancestors) · eo patrujo (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · ro patrie (the country of one's ancestors) · tg ватан (the country of one's ancestors) · tg меҳан (the country of one's ancestors) · cs vlast (the country of one's birth) · sh òtadžbina (the country of one's ancestors) · nn moderland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · de Mutterland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · ota وطن (the country of one's ancestors) · mnc ᠮᠠᡶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (the country of one's ancestors) · el πατρίδα (the country of one's birth) · pl ojcowizna (the country of one's ancestors) · ru ро́дина (the country of one's ancestors) · th แผ่นดินแม่ (the country of one's ancestors) · tr ana vatan (the country of one's ancestors) · pt país de origem (the country of one's ancestors) · prs وَطَن (the country of one's ancestors) · bg роди́на (the country of one's ancestors) · ja 故国 (country of origin) · ru ро́дина (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · szl hajmat (the country of one's ancestors) · yi מוטערלאַנד (the country of one's ancestors) · dlg төрөөбүт һир (the country of one's ancestors) · sv fädernesland (the country of one's ancestors) · nl land van oorsprong (country of origin) · fi emämaa (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · ru ро́дина (the country of one's birth) · nb hjemland (the country of one's birth) · fr matrie (the country of one's ancestors) · nn moderland (the country of one's ancestors) · pt pátria (the country of one's birth) · da fædreland (the country of one's birth) · it madrepatria (the country of one's ancestors) · eo patrinlando (the country of one's birth) · fr patrie (the country of one's birth) · is fósturland (the country of one's ancestors) · nb moderland (the country of one's ancestors) · sv moderland (country of origin) · lt tėvynė (the country of one's ancestors) · sk vlasť (the country of one's birth) · ba ватан (the country of one's ancestors) · mk родина (the country of one's birth) · tl inang bayan (the country of one's ancestors) · fi kotimaa (country of origin) · ro patrie (the country of one's birth) · eo ĉeflando (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · id tanah air (country of origin) · pt país de origem (country of origin) · mi whenua matua (the country of one's birth) · sv fosterland (the country of one's ancestors) · fi isänmaa (the country of one's ancestors) · ota وطن (country of origin) · sk vlasť (the country of one's ancestors) · la patria (the country of one's ancestors) · es patria (the country of one's birth) · ar وَطَن (the country of one's ancestors) · th มาตุภูมิ (the country of one's ancestors) · da hjemland (country of origin) · ko 모국 (the country of one's birth) · ota وطن (the country of one's birth) · yue 祖國 /祖国 (the country of one's ancestors) · be айчы́на (the country of one's ancestors) · mnc ᠮᠠᡶᠠᡵᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (the country of one's ancestors) · ru отчи́зна (the country of one's ancestors) · gl patria (the country of one's ancestors) · bg оте́чество (the country of one's ancestors) · sq mëmëdhe (the country of one's birth) · ar وَطَن (the country of one's birth) · es patria (the country of one's ancestors) · cmn 故國 /故国 (the country of one's ancestors) · eo patrujo (country of origin) · ms ibu pertiwi (the country of one's birth) · ms tanah air (the country of one's ancestors) · nl vaderland (the country of one's ancestors) · az vətən (the country of one's ancestors) · it patria (the country of one's ancestors) · hy հայրենիք (the country of one's ancestors) · az ana vətən (the country of one's ancestors) · sv fosterland (the country of one's birth) · nb hjemland (the country of one's ancestors) · be радзі́ма (the country of one's ancestors) · hu haza (the country of one's ancestors) · tr memleket (the country of one's ancestors) · de Heimatland (the country of one's birth) · ta தாயகம் (country of origin) · ps وطن (the country of one's ancestors) · lv dzimtene (the country of one's ancestors) · fa-ira وَطَن (the country of one's ancestors) · ja 本国 (the country of one's birth) · eo patralando (country of origin) · id tanah kelahiran (the country of one's birth) · hi मातृभूमि (country of origin) · tl patriya (the country of one's birth) · lv dzimtene (the country of one's birth) · ta தாய்நாடு (country of origin) · is heimaland (the country of one's ancestors) · eo hejmlando (the country of one's birth) · sq mëmëdhe (the country of one's ancestors) · sv hemland (the country of one's birth) · nn fedreland (the country of one's ancestors) · km មាតុប្រទេស (the country of one's ancestors) · tl inang bayan (the country of one's birth) · ja 母国 (the country of one's birth) · rsk оцовщина (the country of one's ancestors) · ky ата мекен (the country of one's ancestors) · la patria (the country of one's birth) · is föðurland (the country of one's ancestors) · yue 故國 /故国 (the country of one's ancestors) · lv tēvija (the country of one's ancestors) · eo patrinlando (country of origin) · ko 모국 (the country of one's ancestors) · sq atdhe (the country of one's ancestors) · nn heimland (the country of one's ancestors) · fo móðurland (country of origin) · vi quê hương (the country of one's ancestors) · ru оте́чество (the country of one's ancestors) · ur مادَرِ وَطَن (the country of one's ancestors) · be ба́цькаўшчына (the country of one's ancestors) · ug ۋەتەن (the country of one's ancestors) · pl macierz (the country of one's birth) · sl domovina (the country of one's ancestors) · da fødeland (the country of one's birth) · hi स्वदेश (the country of one's ancestors) · da hjemland (the country of one's ancestors) · fr matrie (the country of one's birth) · fi synnyinmaa (the country of one's birth) · tr ana vatan (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · nl geboorteland (the country of one's birth) · mk татковина (country of origin) · tk watan (the country of one's ancestors) · nb moderland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · tl patriya (country of origin) · ur وَطَن (the country of one's ancestors) · fa-ira میهَن (the country of one's ancestors) · mk родина (the country of one's ancestors) · uk вітчи́зна (the country of one's ancestors) · sv moderland (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · tr ana yurt (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · pam indung balen (country of origin) · eo metropolo (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · mk матична земја (mother country in contrast to its colonies) · mk дедовина (the country of one's ancestors) · ko 조국 (the country of one's ancestors) · uk ба́тьківщина (the country of one's birth) · prs میهَن (the country of one's ancestors) · fr patrie (the country of one's ancestors) · grc πατρίς (the country of one's ancestors) · yi מוטערלאַנד (country of origin)