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motherland

How many syllables in motherland?

  3 syllables

Divide motherland into syllables:   moth-er-land
Primary syllable stress:   moth-er-land
Secondary syllable stress:   moth-er-land
How to pronounce motherland:   muhth-er-land
How to say motherland:

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Synonyms for motherland


1 syllable
  • home
    2 syllables
    • birthplace
    • home town
    • hometown
    • country
    • homeland
    3 syllables
    • fatherland
    • native soil
    • native land
    • place of birth
    4 syllables
    • land of your birth
    • mother country
    5 syllables
    • place of origin
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      What rhymes with motherland

      2 syllables
        3 syllables
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