The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Motherland \Moth"er*land`\, n.
   The country of one's ancestors; -- same as fatherland.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fatherland \Fa"ther*land"\, n. [Imitated fr. D. vaderland. See
   Father, and Land.]
   One's native land; the native land of one's fathers or
   ancestors.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fatherland
    n 1: the country where you were born [syn: fatherland,
         homeland, motherland, mother country, country of
         origin, native land]