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motherland

noun
/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/US/ˈmʌð.ə.lænd/UK

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.

  1. derived from *lendʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *landą✻
  3. inherited from *land✻
  4. inherited from land
  5. inherited from lond
  6. compounded as motherland — “mother + land”

Definitions

  1. The country of one's ancestors.

  2. The country of one's birth.

  3. Country of origin.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

The neighborhood

Derived

muddaland

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA