mother country

mother country

noun

Definition of MOTHER COUNTRY

1

a place of origin <Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy>

Synonyms cradle, home, mother country, motherland

Related Words hometown; Blighty [chiefly British], country, nativity, old country, roots

2

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 fatherland, home, homeland, mother country, motherland, sod

Related Words old country; community, neighborhood