Country
Country noun - The land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship.
Usage example: a great love for my country
Mother country and country are semantically related. in homeland topic. In some cases you can use "Mother country" instead a noun "Country".
Nearby Word: countryside
Mother country
Mother country noun - A place of origin.
Usage example: Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy
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Synonyms for Mother country
Country and mother country are semantically related. You can use "Country" instead a noun phrase "Mother country".
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Mother country and Country. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/country/mother_country
Country & Mother country. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/country/mother_country>.
Mother country or Country. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/country/mother_country.
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