the/(one's) mother country

the/(one's) mother country

The country where one was born of one's family came from. Every Thanksgiving I make a point of eating turkey and cooking pumpkin pie to remind me of my mother country. We set up this community center so immigrants could have a place where they felt connected to the mother country.
See also: country, mother
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the ˈmother country

the country where you or your family were born and which you feel a strong emotional connection with: The cafe was a meeting place for the immigrants, a welcome reminder of the tastes of the mother country.
See also: country, mother
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • the mother country
  • finger in every pie, to have a
  • finger in the pie
  • humble pie
  • pie hole
  • cutie
  • cutie pie
  • be as American as apple pie
  • piecrusts
  • promises are like pie crust(s): (easily made,) easily broken