as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life
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Recent Examples of homeland
What made the opening so famous and effective was the fact that many countries across Latin America, a landscape of shaky democracies, were asking themselves that question about their homeland.
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Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu share close ties, and Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of removing Palestinians from their homeland and turning it into a beach resort run by the U.S., an idea unanimously refuted by Arab nations and Palestinians.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Harry claimed he and his family are endangered when visiting his homeland because of hostility aimed at him and his wife on social media and through relentless hounding by news media.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Israelites left their homeland and moved to Egypt to avoid a terrible drought.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu share close ties, and Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of removing Palestinians from their homeland and turning it into a beach resort run by the U.S., an idea unanimously refuted by Arab nations and Palestinians.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Harry claimed he and his family are endangered when visiting his homeland because of hostility aimed at him and his wife on social media and through relentless hounding by news media.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Israelites left their homeland and moved to Egypt to avoid a terrible drought.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeland
Noun
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, the leak caused gas to seep into nearby homes and businesses unchecked through the air and top soil — including the Cunningham home a block away — for more than 3 1/2 hours.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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It's been just a tremendous loser for this country.—
Bonnie Bolden,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Employers in host countries benefit from a steady stream of cheap labor to work their bars, coffee machines and ski resorts.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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