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  • 21Gove land rights case — In December 1968, the Yolngu people living in Yirrkala, who were the traditional owners of the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land, obtained writs in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory against the Nabalco Corporation, which had secured a… …

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  • 22Old One — may be a term used to refer to a god or other deity. Old Ones may also be a term used to refer to beings who co existed with early humans according to many religions. These terms may also be found in fantasy and horror fiction. Contents 1… …

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  • 23Motherland — is a term that may refer to a mother country, i.e. the place of one s birth, the place of origin of an ethnic group or immigrant, or a Metropole in contrast to its colonies. This usage is sometimes seen in English, maybe more often in the social… …

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  • 24motherland — /mudh euhr land /, n. 1. one s native land. 2. the land of one s ancestors. 3. a country considered as the origin or source of something. [1705 15; MOTHER1 + LAND] * * * …

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  • 25fatherland — /fah dheuhr land /, n. 1. one s native country. 2. the land of one s ancestors. [1615 25; FATHER + LAND] * * * …

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  • 26motherland — [muth′ər land΄] n. 1. one s native land or, sometimes, the land of one s ancestors 2. a country thought of as originator or source …

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  • 27motherland — n. one s native land; land of one s ancestors …

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  • 28motherlands — n. one s native land; land of one s ancestors …

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  • 29fatherland — n. Mother country, native country, land of one s ancestors, native land, one s country …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 30fatherland — fa•ther•land [[t]ˈfɑ ðərˌlænd[/t]] n. 1) one s native country 2) the land of one s ancestors • Etymology: 1615–25 …

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