Motherland
Motherland is a term that may refer to a
mother country, i.e. a
Metropole in contrast to its
colonies, or the origin of an
ethnic group or
immigrant. This usage is sometimes seen also in English, maybe more often in the
social sciences.
Motherland is otherwise a synonym for
fatherland, though perhaps carrying different
psychological associations. It especially has the connotation of one's country of birth and growing up, with the country being respectfully viewed as a benign mother nurturing its citizens as her children.
The term "Motherland" is very often associated with Russia, and many Russians and various Slavs around the world refer to the country as such, even if they do not harbor their ancestry directly from the country.
In other languages:
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Amharic: እ"ት ሀገር (Ənat hagär)
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Bulgarian: родина (rodina), отечество (otechestvo)
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Czech: Vlast
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Danish: Moderland
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Dutch: Moederland
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French: Mère patrie (slightly contradictory, since "patrie" means "fatherland")
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German: Mutterland
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Greek: Μητέρα-πατρίδα(Mitera-patrida) or, colloquially, Μαμά-πατρίδα (Mama-patrida)
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Hindi,
Marathi and
Sanskrit:
(devanagari: मातृभूमि)
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Hungarian: Anyaföld
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Indonesian : Tanah Airku
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Japanese: 母国
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Korean: 모국
*Malaysian : Ibu Petiwi or Tanah Air
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Polish: Macierz
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Portuguese: Mãe-Pátria, or simply Pátria
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Romanian: Patria Mamă
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Russian: Родина (Rodina), also Родина-мать
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Spanish: Madre Patria
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Turkish: Anavatan
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Filipino: Inang Bayan
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Italian: Madre Patria
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Malayalam: മാതൃഭൂമി (Mathrubhoomi)
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Tamil: Thainadu (literally, 'mother country') or Thaimannu (literally, 'mother soil')
