homeplace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of homeplace
Example Sentences
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Perhaps it had to do with wanting to return my mother to the ongoing conversation of her homeplace.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021
Our nation’s farms conjure up Americana, the old homeplace and our rich, rural culture.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2017
He got a summer job at Abraham Lincoln’s homeplace, then worked at Mammoth Cave and Carlsbad Caverns before settling for six years at Cowpens, site of a pivotal Revolutionary War battle.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2014
In a 1959 story, “First Dark,” the main characters decide they had better abandon their old homeplace full of obligating ghosts before their family histories swallow them whole:
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2014
“It’s school vacation now, so I don’t see him as often. But I stop by his homeplace now and then. . . .”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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