The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece.

宗主城市； 宗主国海外殖民地的宗主城市或国家，尤指古代希腊的。

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Cape Town, South Africa: Known as the Mother City, Cape Town offers one of the most spectacular coastlines in Africa.

南非-开普敦：“母城”开普敦有着全非洲最壮观的海岸线之一。

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Also, during the summer, thousands of gay partygoers dress up in outrageous costumes for the Mother City Queer Project, which is regarded as THE party of the year by many in the gay community.

在夏季，成千上万的社交常客穿上夸张的服装来参加一年一度的母亲城奇异派对，这是一个被广大同志视为是一年中最盛大的派对活动。

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In nineteen twenty-seven, Billie joined her mother in Harlem, the area of New York City where African-Americans lived.

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Okay, so this gives you some idea of the range of possible relationships between colony and mother city.

好了,那么这就使你们,对殖民地与母邦之间的关系,有了一定的了解

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So you can see why it would be very natural for all sorts of ties to unite these colony and mother city.

因此你们就能理解,是什么把殖民地和母邦自然地联系在一起

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The Mother City is also a fabulous location for a leisurely game of golf, practicing your yoga moves or a spot of pampering at the spa.

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She lies in bed in the bare room she shares with her mother in the city of Tonghua, in northeastern China.

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One program participant, Nicole Williams, a 21-year-old Kansas City mother of three, said she was hopeful she'd pass the GED test soon so she could avoid the electronic version.

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