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as in birthplace
a place of origin
Greece can boast to being the mother country of democracy
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as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
even after decades of living in their adopted nation, they maintained a strong attachment to the mother country
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Recent Examples of mother country
In my mother country, all the tools of propaganda would keep painful truths at bay.
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Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
Not all Americans thought British infringements warranted a severing of ties with the mother country, and after the Continental Congress declared independence, the struggle against Britain became a civil war among Americans, pitting Patriots against Loyalists.
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
Their sources of intelligence repeatedly assured British leaders that the great majority of the colonists remained loyal to the mother country.
—T.h. Breen, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023
The skewers, simultaneously earthy and spicy, are served atop food-grade wax paper designed to mimic the newspaper on which suya is typically served in the mother country.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
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Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
Not all Americans thought British infringements warranted a severing of ties with the mother country, and after the Continental Congress declared independence, the struggle against Britain became a civil war among Americans, pitting Patriots against Loyalists.
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
Their sources of intelligence repeatedly assured British leaders that the great majority of the colonists remained loyal to the mother country.
—T.h. Breen, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023
The skewers, simultaneously earthy and spicy, are served atop food-grade wax paper designed to mimic the newspaper on which suya is typically served in the mother country.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother country
Noun
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Jody's Club Forest, a bar and grill on New York's Staten Island, claims to be the birthplace of the tournament brackets now filled out by millions of Americans in office betting pools.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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While Ethiopia is often referred to as the birthplace of coffee, historical records show Yemen was where it was first cultivated, according to World Coffee Research.—
Hira Qureshi,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The reservation is also home to Foxwoods Resorts Casino.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Tren de Aragua eventually expanded to the United States, which is home to about 700,000 Venezuelan migrants.—
John Otis,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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From cradle to old age, this man and the Republican agenda is devastating for women.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the bottom of the rear panel are two pogo pin connectors, which can charge the device's 5,000mAh battery in a cradle.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.—
Pete Gannon,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Even with the new deal, the original 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries will still go into effect on Wednesday as planned, according to White House spokesman Kush Desai.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Mother country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20country. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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