mother country


Definition: Meaning of, mother country in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmʌðə ˈkʌntri /

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Singular Plural
mother country mother countries
[countable usually singular]
  1. someone's mother country is the country where they or their family were born and to which they feel a very strong emotional connection, even if they are no longer living there [=  motherland]
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  2. a powerful country that controls or used to control a less powerful country
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