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单词 mother country
释义

mother country

noun

1
: the country of one's parents or ancestors
also : fatherland
2
: the country from which the people of a colony or former colony derive their origin
3
: a country that is the origin of something

Synonyms

  • birthplace
  • cradle
  • home
  • motherland
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Example Sentences

Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy. even after decades of living in their adopted nation, they maintained a strong attachment to the mother country
Recent Examples on the Web Nothing, however, was quite right, and the couple were ready to give up on Miranda’s mother country, and contemplated, among other places, Maryland instead. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022 Output in the new United States in 1776 was perhaps a quarter of that in its mother country, Great Britain. Richard Vedder, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Gradually, Anglican provinces that had once been ruled from the mother country became self-governing members of a global Anglican Communion. Grayson Quay, The Week, 9 Aug. 2022 When actress and activist Ashley Judd’s mother country music star Naomi Judd died in April, social media users criticized Ashley for not immediately sharing that her mother died by suicide. Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 That was the case for actress Ashley Judd, who opened up about her mother country icon Naomi Judd‘s battle with mental illness on this week’s episode of grief expert David Kessler’s podcast, Healing with David Kessler. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2022 Ashley Judd appeared on Good Morning America on Thursday morning (May 12) to discuss her mother country icon Naomi Judd‘s recent death by suicide. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 May 2022 At a steakhouse chain in the middle of Kentucky — more than 5,000 miles away from its mother country — the Ukrainian flag still flies. Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022 Many British people felt that Auden had abandoned his mother country in its time of greatest need, and this was not soon forgotten. Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mother country

noun

1
as in birthplace
a place of origin Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • birthplace
  • cradle
  • motherland
  • old country
  • home
  • hometown
  • country
  • nativity
  • Blighty
  • roots
2
as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship even after decades of living in their adopted nation, they maintained a strong attachment to the mother country

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • home
  • country
  • homeland
  • sod
  • old country
  • fatherland
  • motherland
  • neighborhood
  • community
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