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as in birthplace
a place of origin for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines

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as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship all his life he longed to return to his motherland

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Recent Examples of motherland Alas, any homecoming after living in exile, no matter how provisional, inevitably means confronting a past fraught with loss — not just of a motherland, but also of identity and ancestry. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 May 2025 Doja Cat is the first headliner to be revealed for Hey Neighbour festival in South Africa this summer, marking the star’s first time performing in her motherland. Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025 We are made in the water, birthed from a pregnant motherland each time her water point breaks. Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025 The barbers all wore dashikis or T-shirts that celebrated the motherland. D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motherland
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Noun
  • Without one of those, a person must show a driver’s license or identification along with another document showing birthplace, such as a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, consular report of birth abroad or final adoption decree.
    Grace Abels, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • His birthplace, Antigo, Wis., an hour and a half northwest of Green Bay, had a fair and D. Wayne ... liked the horses.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • More broadly, instability forces people from their homes in search of something better despite the severe risk that migration involves.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 1 July 2025
  • But then construction crews began arriving in droves less than 2 miles from her home.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • When the handset was resting on the cradle, the line was closed.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
  • To borrow from Walt Whitman, the Mooch is out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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  • Many countries now import large volumes of U.S. digital services, such as streaming platforms like Netflix, leading to a persistent U.S. surplus in services trade.
    , CNBC, 9 July 2025
  • Tariffs on more than 100 countries with which the United States had a deficit?
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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  • Authorities have reached agreements with other countries to house immigrants if authorities can’t quickly send them back to their homelands.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 July 2025
  • Others sought to escape economic hardships or oppression in their homelands.
    Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025

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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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