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Noun: mother country  'mú-dhu(r) 'kún-tree
  1. The country where one was born or to which one feels a strong connection
    "He spoke nostalgically of his mother country";
    - fatherland, homeland, motherland, country of origin, native land

Derived forms: mother countries

Type of: country, land, state

Encyclopedia: Mother country