mother country

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noun
  1. the country of one's birth or ancestry.

  2. the country of origin of settlers or colonists in a place.

Origin of mother country

1
First recorded in 1580–90

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British Dictionary definitions for mother country

mother country

noun
  1. the original country of colonists or settlers

  2. another term for fatherland

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