motherland

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the country where you were born

2. 2
   noun

   The country of one's ancestors.

3. 3
   noun

   The country of one's birth.

4. 4
   noun

   Country of origin.

5. 5
   noun

   Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

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.