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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
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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Linda McMahon was born in New Bern, North Carolina, a small coastal town known as the birthplace of Pepsi.Christopher R. Marsicano, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Scientists think that a young Neptune lost speed and allowed itself to be reined in by the sun’s gravity, leaving behind its methane cache as a clue of its far-flung birthplace.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Additionally check for damage to systems like plumbing, electrical, or heating plus, trees, fences, or damage to the exterior of your home like a deck.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Joe is driven by a cognitive-dissonant belief in her Sisyphean post — ever maintaining the upper hand to protect the scraps of the American Dream that cradle her family inside America’s borders.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Walmart is leaning into this opportunity to capture a ‘cradle to grave’ customer.Kiri Masters, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Dui Hua Foundation, which monitors prisoner rights in China, estimates there are about 200 American detainees, more than in any other foreign country, including Americans who are imprisoned as well as those who are prevented from leaving the country while a case is under investigation.Abigail Williams, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Film Bazaar, with a record 350+ projects presented, has become a hub for fostering such partnerships, with countries like Australia and Spain.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Mother country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20country. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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