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English > 1 sense of the expression mother country:
NOUNlocationmother country, fatherland, homeland, motherland, country of origin, native landthe country where you were born
English > mother country: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe country where you were born.
Synonymsfatherland, homeland, motherland, country of origin, native land
Narrowerold countryThe country of origin of an immigrant
Broadercountry, state, landThe territory occupied by a nation
Catalanpàtria
Spanishpatria