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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 [ˈhəʊmˌlænd]
n
1. the country in which one lives or was born
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official name 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 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

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

homeland [ˈhəʊmˌlænd] npatria
homeland [ˈhəʊmˌlænd] npatria

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


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