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Countryside vs Motherland - What's the difference?

countryside | motherland |

As nouns the difference between countryside and motherland

is that countryside is a rural landscape while motherland is the country of one's ancestors.

countryside

English

Noun

(rural)
  • (en noun) (typically used with the definite article)
  • A rural landscape.
  • A rural area, or the rural part of a larger area, as in "the Swedish countryside."

    • motherland

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The country of one's ancestors.
  • The country of one's birth.
  • Country of origin.
  • Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

    • Synonyms

    * fatherland * homeland