mother country
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mother country
noun
plural
mother countries
mother country
noun
plural
mother countries
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOTHER COUNTRY
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1
:
the country where people who live in a colony or former colony came from
— usually singular
— usually used with the
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The colonies rebelled against the mother country.
2
:
the country where you were born or where your family came from
:
motherland
— usually singular
— often used with the
-
Her books have sold better abroad than in her mother country.
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an immigrant's nostalgia for the mother country
