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motherland

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Nationality & race
moth·er·land /ˈmʌðəlænd $ -ðər-/ noun [countable usually singular]  SANsomeone’s motherland is the country where they were born and to which they feel a strong emotional connection 祖国 SYN mother country, fatherland They are willing to die for the motherland. 他们愿为祖国牺牲生命。
Examples from the Corpus
motherlandIn fact it offered a relief that, after all, one did have an acceptable motherland.There was no way in which he could turn a young man's allegiance completely against his motherland in just three weeks.If the husband is the fuhrer of his family then his wife is the small-scale motherland, the guarantor of future generations.Subscribers to the service adopt an electronic leprechaun and receive e-mails comprising gossip and tales from the motherland.
moth·er·land nounChineseSyllable
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motherland
motherland /ˈmʌðəlænd $ -ðər-/ noun [countable usually singular]
someone’s motherland is the country where they were born and to which they feel a strong emotional connection
   SYN  mother country, fatherland:
    They are willing to die for the motherland.


mother·landBrE /ˈmʌðəlænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌðərlænd/ 🔊 noun (formal) the country that you were born in and that you feel a strong emotional connection with 祖国   see also fatherland