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noun
The country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland; homeland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the country where you were born
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fatherland, homeland, motherland, country of origin, native land
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country, state, land
Narrower terms: old country
History
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