Definition: Meaning of, mother country in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈmʌðə ˈkʌntri /
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mother country
mother countries
[countable usually singular]
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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a powerful country that controls or used to control a less powerful country