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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Roots and mother country are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roots" instead a noun phrase "Mother country".
Roots
Roots noun - The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.
Mother country and roots are semantically related. You can use "Mother country" instead a noun "Roots".
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