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homeland
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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.

homeland
Noun
1. the country from which the ancestors of a person or group came: defending their homeland
2. the official name in S Africa for a Bantustan
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homeland - the country where you were born
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

homeland
noun native land, birthplace, motherland, fatherland, country of origin, mother country, Godzone Austral. (informal)
Translations
homeland [ˈhəumlænd] ntierra natal
homeland [ˈhəumlænd] home npatrie f
homeland [ˈhəumlænd] home nHeimat f, Heimatland nt
homeland [ˈhəumlænd] npatria


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