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
Motherland is a synonym for mother country in native land topic. In some cases you can use "Motherland" instead a noun phrase "Mother country".
Motherland
Motherland noun - A place of origin.
Usage example: for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines
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Synonyms for Motherland
Mother country is a synonym for motherland in native land topic. You can use "Mother country" instead a noun "Motherland".
Nearby Words: mother, motherhood, mothered
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Related pairs
- state and mother country
- state and motherland
- land and mother country
- land and motherland
- home and mother country
- home and motherland
- country and mother country
- country and motherland
- fatherland and mother country
- fatherland and motherland
- cradle and mother country
- cradle and motherland
- sod and mother country
- sod and motherland
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