homeland

[ hohm-land, -luh nd ]

/ ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd /

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noun

one's native land.

a region created or considered as a state by or for a people of a particular ethnic origin: the Palestinian homeland.

any of the thirteen racially and ethnically based regions created in South Africa by the South African government as nominally independent tribal ministates to which blacks are assigned.

RELATED WORDS

motherland, home

Nearby words

Origin of homeland

First recorded in 1660–70; home + land

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Examples from the Web for homeland

This is a blow against freedom of speech, we were told, by the likes of Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Or will we simply see more senseless bloodshed and another generation of Palestinians defer their dreams of a homeland?
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Of course there are times when actual CIA practice would have been different from that portrayed in Homeland.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’?|Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, John has been a consultant to Homeland throughout this season.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’?|Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The US Department of Homeland Security placed Saravia on it's wanted list when the former Modesto, CA., resident went into hiding.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice|Raymond Bonner|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If I can not preach and teach in the foreign land, I can pray and pay in the homeland.
The Palm Tree Blessing|W. E. Shepard
They ought to be a little, it seemed to me, but I was thrilled by his loyalty to the homeland.
Over Here|Hector MacQuarrie
Inside their homeland, the communists are trying to maintain and modernize huge military forces.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman
McDonald's boyhood days were spent among the bonny hills of the homeland, in a quiet Christian home.
The Lumberjack Sky Pilot|Thomas D. Whittles
Our own names for the days of the week still recall to us the gods whom our fathers worshipped in their German homeland.
History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)|John Richard Green

British Dictionary definitions for homeland

homeland

/ (ˈhəʊmˌlænd) /

noun

the country in which one lives or was born

the official name for a Bantustan

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Word Origin and History for homeland