| NOUN | location | native land, fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin | the country where you were born |
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| Meaning | The country where you were born. | |
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| Synonyms | fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin | |
| Narrower | old country | The country of origin of an immigrant |
| Broader | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
| Spanish | madre patria, país de origen, patria, tierra natal | |
| Catalan | mare pàtria, país d'origen, pàtria, terra natal | |
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