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mother country

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Definition of mother country

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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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Recent Examples of mother country The world premiere by Burlingame playwright Geetha Reddy starts off as an HR dispute about sexism at an aerospace company, only to tap into centuries-old resentments dating from Indian immigrant employees’ mother country. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2026 Even so, Maduro’s ouster gave her a lot of hope for her mother country. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026 Rich in mood and gripping in narrative, the book starred a protagonist who stood at odds with his mother country and the political apparatus consuming it. — David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025 Since the condition of the Royal Navy was of prime importance to the British Parliament, during the colonial era that body passed several acts that sought to entice or compel colonists in British North America to produce naval stores for the benefit of the mother country. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mother country

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The film stars revered Indian thespian Naseeruddin Shah as Rashid Ali, a Punjabi Muslim man whose family left before Partition and who returns to his birthplace after a lifetime in England.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
The agreement was signed in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city and the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed, imbuing it with political and religious symbolism.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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Defense attorneys for the Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse do not deny that Clancy strangled her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — before jumping from a second-story window of her suburban home in 2023.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Roads, bridges, homes, offices and countless other structures depend on it.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of home

Noun

Marina was adamant to the federal agents that her former husband could never have given secrets to another country.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Our country has used science to make society safer and healthier over time, improving lives, making jobs safer, and preventing early deaths.

— Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

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