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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesमातृ-भूमि
Native Script:मातृभूमि
Pronunciation / Transliteration: matri-bhumi
"वह अपने गृह-देश वापस जाना चाहता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The country in which a person was born, holds citizenship, or has their permanent residence.
"After working abroad for a decade, she finally decided to return to her home country." - 2
The country where a multinational company or organization has its headquarters or primary base of operations.
"The automobile manufacturer pays the majority of its taxes in its home country."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'hām' (meaning estate, village, or home) and the Old French 'countee' / Latin 'contrata' (meaning land lying opposite or expanse of country). First appearing in modern usage during the 19th century, the compound reflects the growing global mobility of populations and the need to distinguish between one's birthplace or permanent residence and foreign lands.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Home country" is said worldwide
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pays d'origine
Transliteration: pei d'ɔʁi.ʒin
"Il a hâte de retourner dans son pays d'origine."
Heimatland
Transliteration: haɪmatˌlant
"Sie vermisst das Essen aus ihrem Heimatland."
paese d'origine
Transliteration: paˈeze d-oˈridʒine
"Molti immigranti mantengono forti legami con il loro paese d'origine."
país de origen
Transliteration: paˈis de oˈɾixen
"Él decidió viajar de regreso a su país de origen para las vacaciones."
país de origem
Transliteration: paˈiz dji oˈɾĩʒẽj
"Ela sente saudades da comida do seu país de origem."
मातृ-भूमि
Transliteration: matri-bhumi
Script: मातृभूमि
"वह अपने गृह-देश वापस जाना चाहता है।"
祖国
Transliteration: zǔ guó
"他在海外工作多年后终于回到了祖国。"
모국
Transliteration: moguk
"그는 몇 년 동안 해외에 살다가 모국으로 돌아왔다."
母国
Transliteration: bokoku
"彼は長い海外生活の末に母国へ帰った。"
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