motherland: Meaning and Definition of

moth•er•land

Pronunciation: (mu'ur-land"), [key]
— n.
  1. one's native land.
  2. the land of one's ancestors.
  3. a country considered as the origin or source of something.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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