Meanings
nounmother country (plural mother countries)
plural mother countries
- The country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland; homeland.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe country where you were born
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
mother country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20country
MLA
“mother country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20country. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother country,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother%20country.
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