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mother country

n.

1. The country of one's birth or one's ancestors.

2. The country from which the settlers of a territory originally came.

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mother country

n

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (Historical Terms) the original country of colonists or settlers

2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) another term for fatherland

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mother country - the country where you were born country of origin, fatherland, homeland, motherland, native land country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" old country - the country of origin of an immigrant