8
home(noun, country, homeland, fatherland, motherland)
6
fatherland
6
motherland(noun, land)
6
native land(noun, country)
5
homeland(noun, land)
3
birthplace
2
country of origin
2
cradle
1
country
1
native country
0
the old country(noun, land)
0
hometown
0
land of birth
0
land of origin
0
metropole
-1
native soil(noun, land)
-1
old country(noun, land)
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APASmart Define. (2015). mother country thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/mother_country/thesaurus/synonyms
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