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mother country


mother country

noun

Definition of MOTHER COUNTRY

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

  1. <Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy.>
  2. <even after decades of living in their adopted nation, they maintained a strong attachment to the mother country>

First Known Use of MOTHER COUNTRY

1587

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