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the Indians as मातृभूमि literally meaning "motherland", or पितृभूमि translating to "fatherland" in the Indo-Aryan liturgical tradition; the Kurds as warê bav û kalan meaning "land of the fathers and the grandfathers" the Japanese as sokoku (祖国, "land of ancestors")
Motherland, a documentary film about the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War; Motherland (2023 Canadian film), a short drama film; Motherland (2023 Peruvian film), a drama film; Motherland, a 2016 British television series; Motherland: Fort Salem, a 2020 American science fiction drama series; Motherland Pictures, an Indian film production company
The line translates: "It is sweet and proper to die for one's country." The Latin word patria (homeland), literally meaning the country of one's fathers (in Latin, patres) or ancestors, is the source of the French word for a country, patrie, and of the English word "patriot" (one who loves their country).
During the Soviet era, many statues depicting the Mother Motherland were built, most to commemorate the Great Patriotic War. These include: The Motherland Calls (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт, tr. Rodina-mat' zovyot), a colossal statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad
Propaganda poster bearing the motto. Patria o Muerte, Venceremos is an official national motto of Cuba, adopted in 1960.. The origin of the motto was derived from a speech by revolutionary leader Fidel Castro to commemorate the workers and soldiers who died in the La Coubre explosion on March 5, 1960 at the harbour in Havana. [1]
Another suggestion is that the name comes from the Ancient Egyptian word afruika - which means 'turning towards the ka' or 'turning towards the birthplace' or 'motherland' of humanity. The name "Africa" began to be stretched to encompass a larger area when the provinces of Tripolitania , Numidia and Mauretania Caesariensis were subdued to the ...
Pursuant to article 6 of the State Security Act of Chile (Decreto No. 890 de 1975), it is a felony against the public order to publicly mistreat the flag, the coat of arms, the name of the motherland or the national anthem.
Translation: "Friends, riches and grains are highly honoured in this world. (But) mother and motherland are superior even to heaven." In another version, it is spoken by Rama to Lakshmana: अपि स्वर्णमयी लङ्का न मे लक्ष्मण रोचते |