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mother country
mother countryn.1. The country of one's birth or one's ancestors.2. The country from which the settlers of a territory originally came.mother country n 1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the original country of colonists or settlers 2. (Historical Terms) the original country of colonists or settlers 3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) another term for fatherland 4. another term for fatherland moth′er coun`try
n. 1. the country of one's birth or ancestry. 2. the country of origin of settlers or colonists in a place. [1580–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mother country - the country where you were borncountry of origin, fatherland, homeland, motherland, native landcountry, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"old country - the country of origin of an immigrant |
Translationsmother country
Synonyms for mother countrynoun the country where you were bornSynonyms- country of origin
- fatherland
- homeland
- motherland
- native land
Related Words- country
- land
- state
- old country
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