That was my first time in Africa, what I call the motherland, the land from which our people came. From Wordnik.com. [Greg Hanlon: Only in America!: An Interview with Don King] Reference
There are sensitive words everywhere - our motherland is so sensitive. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 11, 2005 - December 17, 2005 Archives] Reference
"We just felt like we returned to our motherland, which is New York, you know.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
For them, the motherland was a privilege by which they took advantage of the work of others. From Wordnik.com. [MAY DAY CELEBRATION] Reference
The motherland is a poor country, it's developing, it needs to have advanced science and technology. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2007] Reference
Baartman to her motherland was a struggle to uproot the legacy of many centuries of unbridled humiliation. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
The motherland will be a place where such injustices will be eliminated, now we can have the real concept of motherland. From Wordnik.com. [MAY DAY CELEBRATION] Reference
For me, love of the motherland is a personal thing, and I do not want to put it on show by singing the anthem in the company of others …. From Wordnik.com. [Cumpulsory Anthem Law Hits Wrong Note in Kyrgyzstan] Reference
And what images does the metaphor "motherland" conjure up?. From Wordnik.com. [Abortion: it's not about choice] Reference
Think Britannia, think Marianne, think of the Soviet "motherland". From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
How do you even know if you love your "motherland" if you've never left it?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Critics also say the repetition of "motherland" flames conflict over ancient Armenian territory now controlled by Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [Will Adams: Armenia's Eurovision 2010 Song (VIDEO): 'Apricot Stone' By Eva Rivas] Reference
Such meddling from the Arab "motherland" has grown more and more unpopular among European Muslims, however liberal or conservative. From Wordnik.com. [Holy War] Reference
What should a race's claim of 'motherland' entitle a them to?. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
We had returned to the own hand of our motherland which is PRC. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
However, India could be an ancient "motherland" of Thailand and. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists] Reference
"I AM OF JAPANESE ethnicity. that 'motherland' you see is AMERICAN.". From Wordnik.com. [AMPONTAN] Reference
It wants to achieve a unitary Sinhala state by defending their 'motherland'. From Wordnik.com. [groundviews] Reference
Conversely, the use of the term "motherland" is rooted in feminine hegemony. From Wordnik.com. [The Dominant Sex: A Study in the Sociology of Sex Differentiation, by Mathilde and Mathias Vaerting; translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul] Reference
Staff said that Tai Shan was adjusting well to his new surrounding in his "motherland". From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
So yeah, imagine that Madaba was occupied by Israel, and your "motherland" abandoned you, how would you feel?. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
I have a problem with the way many of these "motherland" and "root-seeking" tours are conceived and carried out. From Wordnik.com. [Love Isn't Enough] Reference
"The two poems entitled My motherland and My teacher were part of her collection of poems entitled The Songs of the Nightingale. From Wordnik.com. [Brian's Coffeehouse] Reference
"" I love my motherland, and I don't want to leave. From Wordnik.com. [A Case Of Alarming Anarchy] Reference
I didn't know when I might see my motherland again. From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner's Journey] Reference
"" Our motherland ordered us to do it, so we went. ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunted] Reference
"Modi is bidden by the call of the motherland," says H. From Wordnik.com. [Modi's Moment] Reference
He wants to separate the so-called greater Tibetan region from the motherland. From Wordnik.com. [‘We Should Join Hands’] Reference
In China, the veteran Wang, 33, was seen as a heroic defender of the motherland. From Wordnik.com. [A Crash In The Clouds] Reference
The publicity for his energy reforms promise that "the motherland is not for sale.". From Wordnik.com. [Drowning In The Oil Sea] Reference
"The authorities are too blind to see that we are selling a piece of our motherland.". From Wordnik.com. [Fear and Loathing in Siberia] Reference
This means they have entrusted me with the fate of our motherland for another four full years. From Wordnik.com. ['I Have Nothing To Hide'] Reference
"People must know what to do to save their motherland in case their radio and TV stop working.". From Wordnik.com. [Young Russia Rises] Reference
That's an encouraging development and something that Hong Kong should learn from the motherland. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Word: Alex Leong] Reference
Regardless, he said, it was the teacher's duty to make schoolchildren "proud of their motherland.". From Wordnik.com. [Back To the U.S.S.R.] Reference
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