homeland (redirected from Homelands)

home·land  (hmlnd)

n.

1. One's native land.

2. A state, region, or territory that is closely identified with a particular people or ethnic group.

3. Any of the ten regions designated by South Africa in the 1970s as semiautonomous territorial states for the Black population. The Black homelands were dissolved and reincorporated into South Africa by the 1994 constitution.

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homeland [ˈhəʊmˌlænd]

n

1. the country in which one lives or was born

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official name for a Bantustan

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

homeland - the country where you were born country of origin, fatherland, mother country, motherland, native land country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" old country - the country of origin of an immigrant

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homeland

noun native land, birthplace, motherland, fatherland, country of origin, mother country Many are planning to return to their homeland.

Translations

homeland [ˈhəʊmlænd] N

1. (= home country) → patria f, tierra f natal

2. (South Africa) → territorio m nativo

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homeland [ˈhəʊmlænd] n

(= native country) → pays m natal

(US) (= interior, national) Department of Homeland Security aux États-Unis, ministère de la sécurité intérieure
home leave n (gen) → congé m à domicile; (for soldier) → permission f

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homeland [ˈhəʊmˌlænd] n → patria

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homeland → موطن أصلي vlast hjemland Heimatland γενέτειρα patria kotimaa patrie domovina patria 祖国 고국 geboorteland hjemland ojczyzna terra natal отечество hemland บ้านเกิดเมืองนอน anavatan tổ quốc 祖国