motherland
UK/'mʌðәlænd/US
B1
Definitions
n.
One's native country, especially as an object of patriotic feeling
祖国，母国（常带爱国情感）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmother + land = the land pictured as a mother — your native country, with strong emotional and patriotic colour.
Root land still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.defend the motherland保卫祖国
- 2.return to the motherland回到祖国
- 3.beloved motherland亲爱的祖国
Example Sentences
- 1.
Soldiers swore to defend the motherland to the last.
- 2.
The song is a tribute to the motherland.