homeland
IPA: hˈoʊmɫænd
noun
- The country that one regards as home.
- One's country of residence.
- One's country of birth.
- The traditional territory of an ethnic group.
- (South Africa, historical) An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
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Examples of "homeland" in Sentences
- Israel is the homeland of the Jews.
- The area is homeland of the people.
- Her homeland is far away from the city.
- Do they object to the homeland of the Irish
- This was the homeland of the Cherokee Nation.
- The diaspora was the ultimate undoing of the homeland.
- Their apprehension was shared in the Turkish homeland.
- The city became the capital of a new draconian homeland.
- The area near the lagoon is the homeland of the Vai people.
- The program is coordinated nationally by the Department of Homeland Security.
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