a country in relation to its colonies
(殖民地的)母国。
n. 母国
Dr. Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country.
肯戈理博士视土耳其为自己的祖国。
His father's mother country was France.
他父亲的祖国是法国。
Though the overseas university had promised the scientist with fortune and fame, he was determined to go back and serve his mother country.
尽管海外的这所大学许诺给这位科学家财富和名望,他还是决定回国为其祖国服务。
Australia, New Zealand, and Canada had no colonial conflict with the mother country.
澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大与它们的宗主国之间没有发生过殖民冲突。
China is my mother country. She is very great.
中国是我的祖国。她是一个伟大的国家。
a country in relation to its colonies
(殖民地的)母国。