homeland

American  

[hohm-land, -luhnd] / ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

1. one's native land.

2. a region created or considered as a state by or for a people of a particular ethnic origin.

   the Palestinian homeland.

3. 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 Black people were formerly assigned.

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homeland British  

/ ˈhəʊmˌlænd /

noun

1. the country in which one lives or was born

2. the official name for a Bantustan

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Etymology

Origin of homeland

First recorded in 1660–70; home + land

Example Sentences

Separately, the US Southern Command announced on Wednesday that the defence and homeland security departments "apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident".

From BBC

Nearby are vital submarine lanes, and the island hosts U.S. missile-defense radars that protect the homeland.

From The Wall Street Journal

About eight million Venezuelans have fled the grinding poverty and political suppression of their homeland.

From Barron's

His family fled his homeland when he was five years old, but he is planning to go back in a year or two at most.

From BBC

Today, he says his mission is to broaden the range of the traditional instruments of his homeland by "computerising" the sound.

From BBC

Related Words

• motherland