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1
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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“Mother country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20country. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of mother country was in 1567
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