mother country
noun [S]Definition
› the country where you were born or that you feel is your original home: Even though she hasn't lived in Spain for 50 years, she still calls it her mother country.Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names
(Definition of mother country noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abroad adverb (OTHER COUNTRY)
- country noun (POLITICAL UNIT)
- countryman noun (FROM YOUR COUNTRY)
- countrywide adjective, adverb
- countrywoman noun
- extraterritorial adjective
- homegrown adjective
- international adjective
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- nation-state noun
- national adjective
- national noun
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