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mother country

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mother country

1 a place of origin

  • Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy
Synonyms of mother country

birthplace, cradle, home, motherland
Words Related to mother country

hometown

Blighty [chiefly British], country, nativity, old country, roots

2 the land of oneʼs birth, residence, or citizenship

  • even after decades of living in their adopted nation, they maintained a strong attachment to the mother country
Synonyms of mother country

country, fatherland, home, homeland, motherland, sod
Words Related to mother country

old country

community, neighborhood

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