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Noun: motherland  'mú-dhur(r),land
  1. The country where one was born or to which one feels a strong connection
    "He spoke nostalgically of his motherland";
    - fatherland, homeland, mother country, country of origin, native land

Derived forms: motherlands

Type of: country, land, state

Encyclopedia: Motherland