motherland

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The country of one's ancestors.
2. The country of one's birth.
3. Country of origin.
4. Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

Sinonieme

fatherland

native land

homeland

mother country

home

🏠

birthplace

country

home country

country of origin

native country

maternal city

land

hometown

place

place of birth

Blighty

ethel

Vertalings

πατρίδα

patrie

Mutterland

Vaterland

patria

pátria

Heimat

🏠

vaderland

patria

patria

moederland

πατρική γη

pàtria

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.