Mother City

The furthest and the chiefest of my few jaunts abroad was to the mother-city of the mother-state—Sydney.

However, he felt himself drawn to Wittenberg, the mother-city of the Reformation.

The word seems to be used to denote a mother-city or district capital, on which other places were depending.

Between this harbour and the mother city a third town sprang up, and was called Cæsarea.

Load me down, Now that you know me man, and not the thrall Of vilest fear that buys suspected breath With a mother-city's doom.