motherland | Definition of motherland

Synonyms and Antonyms of motherland

1 a place of origin

for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines

Synonyms of motherland

birthplace, cradle, home, mother country

Words Related to motherland

Blighty [chiefly British], country, nativity, old country, roots

2 the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship

all his life he longed to return to his motherland

Synonyms of motherland

country, fatherland, home, homeland, mother country, sod

Words Related to motherland

community, neighborhood