[ noun ] the country where you were born <noun.location>
Motherland \Moth"er*land`\, n. The country of one's ancestors; -- same as {fatherland}.
He defined 'patriots' as those who supported the 'motherland' and did nothing to hurt Hong Kong's prosperity and stability.
The walls and classrooms are adorned with guerrilla posters, and during class, the students sing: "I cry for my motherland, I cry for its martyr.
"Our motherland is France, but our future is Europe," Mitterrand put it.
President Najib told commanders of tribal and militia units Tuesday that once the withdrawal of Soviet forces is complete, "you are now on your own feet defending your free-born and beloved motherland," the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.
After a furious debate involving accusations of betraying the motherland, the government pegged the newly-issued litas to the US dollar.
Next week, Suomi College (the name means motherland) will play host to the eighth annual Finnfest, a celebration with films and lectures and cooking demonstrations.
Investigators accused the employee of treason for trying to "cheat the motherland" of its rightful income.
The knowledge and understanding of the scope, grandeur and human specifics of socialist revolution, the struggle of the party and the people, full of truth and heroic spirit, and defense of socialist motherland feed the roots of Soviet patriotism.
Rules published in 1987 said they had to show they "love the motherland and cherish socialism."
But it is Jacques Delors, and his supposed dedication to the interests of his motherland, who has become the target of an upsurge of anti-French sentiment.
The school runs contests in basic knowledge of Marxism and held a speech competition with the theme, "The motherland is in my heart."
"A black sun has appeared in the sky of my motherland and republic," Wu'er said in a handwritten letter dated June 15 and shown to The AP this week.