mother country
noun[S]
uk/ˈmʌð.ə ˌkʌn.tri/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ ˌkʌn.tri/thecountrywhere you werebornor that youfeelisyouroriginalhome:
祖国Even though she hasn'tlivedin Spain for 50years, she stillcallsit hermothercountry.尽管她已经有50年没住在西班牙了，她仍将西班牙称为自己的祖国。
Synonyms
homeland
motherland
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fatherland
Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
- birthright citizenship
- body politic
- BRICS
- citizen
- coast
- countrywide
- cross-border
- domestic
- domestically
- dual
- dual citizen
- motherland
- non-domestic
- non-indigenous
- non-national
- noncitizen
- nuclear power
- statehood
- stateless
- superpower