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mother country

moth·er coun·try
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhth -er kuhn-tree]
    • /ˈmʌð ər ˈkʌn tri/
    • /ˈmʌðə(r) ˈkʌntri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhth -er kuhn-tree]
    • /ˈmʌð ər ˈkʌn tri/

Definitions of mother country words

  • noun mother country the country of one's birth or ancestry. 1
  • noun mother country the country of origin of settlers or colonists in a place. 1
  • noun mother country country of birth, native land 1
  • countable noun mother country Someone's mother country is the country in which they or their ancestors were born and to which they still feel emotionally linked, even if they live somewhere else. 0
  • singular noun mother country If you refer to the mother country of a particular state or country, you are referring to the very powerful country that used to control its affairs. 0
  • noun mother country the original country of colonists or settlers 0
See all 7 definitions of mother country

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Origin of mother country

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Mother country

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mother country

mother country popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mother country usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mother country

noun mother country

All 2 Synonyms of mother country

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