motherland
UK/ˈmʌð.ə.lænd//ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/
motherland noun: the country of one's ancestors.
Noun
motherland (plural motherlands)
motherland meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
motherland in Hindi
- the country of one's ancestors
- मातृभूमि mātŕbhūmi, स्वदेश svadeś
- the country of one's birth
- जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi, मातृभूमि mātŕbhūmi
- country of origin
- मातृभूमि mātŕbhūmi
motherland in Tamil
- the country of one's ancestors
- தாயகம் tāyakam, தாய்நாடு tāynāṭu
- the country of one's birth
- தாயகம் tāyakam, தாய்நாடு tāynāṭu
- country of origin
- தாயகம் tāyakam, தாய்நாடு tāynāṭu
motherland in Marathi
- motherland
- मातृभूमी mātrubhūmī
motherland in Urdu
- the country of one's ancestors
- وَطَن vatan, مادَرِ وَطَن mādar-i vatan
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- motherland in Bengali
- ওয়াতন ōẇaton
- motherland in Telugu
- మాతృభూమి
- motherland in Malayalam
- മാതൃഭൂമി mātr̥bhūmi
- motherland in Kannada
- ತಾಯ್ನಾಡು, ಮಾತೃಭೂಮಿ, ತಾಯ್ನೆಲ
- motherland in Gujarati
- વતન vatan, માતૃભૂમિ mātŕbhūmi
- motherland in Odia
- ମାତୃଭୂମି mātrubhumi
- motherland in Sanskrit
- मातृभूमि mātṛbhūmi
- motherland in Nepali
- मातृभूमि
- motherland in Pashto
- وطن watan
- motherland in Tagalog
- inang bayan, patriya
- motherland in Arabic
- وَطَن waṭan
- motherland in Malay
- tanah air, ibu pertiwi
- motherland in Indonesian
- tanah leluhur, tanah kelahiran, tanah air
- motherland in Thai
- มาตุภูมิ maa-dtù-puum, บ้านเมือง bâan-mʉʉang, ปิตุภูมิ bpì-dtù-puum, แผ่นดินแม่
- motherland in Vietnamese
- quê hương, tổ quốc
- motherland in Myanmar
- အမိမြေ a.mi.mre
Synonyms of motherland
Forms of motherland
| plural | motherlands |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mother-land |
Origin of motherland
From mother + land. First attested in 1711.
Words formed from motherland
Questions about motherland
- What does motherland mean?
- Motherland means the country of one's ancestors.
- What is motherland in Hindi?
- Motherland in Hindi is मातृभूमि (mātŕbhūmi), स्वदेश (svadeś), जन्मभूमि (janmabhūmi). See Motherland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is motherland?
- Motherland is a noun.
- How do you pronounce motherland?
- Motherland is pronounced /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/ (US).
- What is the plural of motherland?
- The plural of motherland is motherlands.
Words near motherland in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: motherland (page history and authors); मातृभूमी (Marathi) (page history and authors); motherland (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); motherland (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); માતૃભૂમિ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ମାତୃଭୂମି (Odia) (page history and authors); मातृभूमि (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); motherland (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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