motherland
The country of one's ancestorsThe country of one's ancestors.
» A motherland is something you can't choose.
Батьківщину не обирають.
Meaning
4 sensesThe country of one's ancestors.
Vaterland
ро́динаródina, отчи́знаotčízna, оте́чествоotéčestvo
ба́тьківщинаbátʹkivščyna, вітчи́знаvitčýzna
the country where you were born
The country of one's birth.
Heimat, Heimatland
ро́динаródina
ба́тьківщинаbátʹkivščyna
Country of origin.
ро́динаródina
Mother country in contrast to its colonies.
Mutterland
ро́динаródina
Examples
14 sentencesA motherland is something you can't choose.
Батьківщину не обирають. — shanghainese
It's spring everywhere in the motherland.
We are determined to protect the motherland.
Mother and motherland are greater than heaven.
ruМать и родина дороже небесного царства. — Lenin_1917
Canada is the motherland of ice hockey.
ruКанада - родина хоккея на льду. — averoes
deKanada ist das Mutterland des Eishockeys. — Valodnieks
Translations
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Forms
plural: motherlandsSynonyms
5 synonyms- the country where you were born:fatherlandhomelandmother countrycountry of originnative land