mother country
mother country · mother countries
батьківщина, вітчизна
родина, отечество, отчизна
Heimat, Vaterland, Heimatland
The country in which a person was bornThe country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland; homeland.
» I love, and will continue to love, my mother country.
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1 sensesThe country in which a person (or group of people) was born; motherland; homeland.
the country where you were born
Examples
4 sentencesI love, and will continue to love, my mother country.
My mother tongue and my mother country's native language is Japanese.
His family emigrated from their mother country to Brazil forty years ago.
My mother tongue in addition to my mother country's native language is Japanese.
Forms
plural: mother countries| Singular | mother country |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the country where you were born:fatherlandhomelandmotherlandcountry of originnative land