mother country
noun
the country of one's birth or ancestry.
the country of origin of settlers or colonists in a place.
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earnest
Origin of mother country
First recorded in 1580–90
Words nearby mother country
mother, mother carey's chicken, mother cell, mother church, mother city, mother country, mother cyst, mother earth, mother figure, mother goddess, mother goose
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