MOTHER COUNTRIES Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

mother countries

noun

plural of mother country

as in birthplaces

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

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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

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Noun

More than simply a source of beans — the Yergacheffe variety is popular — Yemen is often considered one of coffee’s historic birthplaces.

— Christopher Hassiotis, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
These are the birthplaces of vast amounts of planets.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of birthplaces

Noun

In Uvalde — where the scars of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting remain impossible to ignore — one person was killed and dozens of homes were destroyed, compounding years of the community’s collective grief.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Some homes were eerily frozen in time, with bowls still filled with food.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of homes

Noun

Redelinghuys said Umzi’s executive Chef Mensah Thompson is excited to bring South African cuisine and menu items inspired from other African countries.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
International assistance has historically played a major role in supporting outbreak surveillance, laboratory capacity, healthcare worker training and emergency response in countries facing limited resources.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of countries

Noun

In less than a decade, wildfires destroyed forests across 95% of the tribe’s homelands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Still, the majority of workers in the Gulf countries have chosen to stay given the absence of better economic opportunities in their homelands.

— Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of homelands

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