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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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Their sources of intelligence repeatedly assured British leaders that the great majority of the colonists remained loyal to the mother country.
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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
Latin Americans have always had a tricky relationship with their mother country.
—Ed Morales, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
That New Zealand was destined to match the mother country in population within two generations.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010
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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
Latin Americans have always had a tricky relationship with their mother country.
—Ed Morales, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
That New Zealand was destined to match the mother country in population within two generations.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010
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