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homeland

[ hohm-land, -luhnd ]

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.


homeland

/ ˈəʊˌæԻ /

noun

  1. the country in which one lives or was born
  2. the official name for a Bantustan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of homeland1

First recorded in 1660–70; home + land
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"Crimea is the homeland of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and an integral part of Ukraine," he said.

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While not granting Abrego García asylum, the judge assigned him a status — “withholding from removal” — which kept him safe in this country, because he faced the possibility of torture or other violence in his homeland.

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The fact he did not return to his homeland was "a sign of the total commitment he made to the whole Church, not just to his people, to his country", Ms Ramazol said.

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They will move back to their homeland in the southern state of Chiapas by Christmas.

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Its founding president, Dr. Co Pham, wore a bulletproof vest at his medical practice because of threats stemming from his stance that better business relations could bring freedom to his homeland.

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