homeland

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US /ˈhoʊmˌlænd/ UK /ˈhəʊmˌlænd/
noun name Freq #5695

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The country that one regards as home.

    defend the homeland

  2. 2
    noun

    the country where you were born

  3. 3
    noun

    One's country of residence.

  4. 4
    noun

    One's country of birth.

  5. 5
    noun

    The traditional territory of an ethnic group or a tribe or clan thereof.

  6. 6
    noun

    An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.

  7. 7
    name

    A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.

Etymology

From home + land.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the country where you were... fatherland
6 noun · an area set aside for black... bantustan
Word family
Derived forms homelanderur-homeland
Related forms fatherlandmotherland

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