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
Our focus should be on defending the homeland, supporting our troops and ensuring that every dollar spent strengthens America first.
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The students argued that Saratoga must support the tribe because the city rests on its ancestral homelands, which stretches throughout several counties in the Bay Area.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian American poet Noor Hindi and the Sudanese American poet Safia Elhillo described the devastation of their homelands.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s groundbreaking Super Bowl, er…his halftime performance was a love letter to his homeland of Puerto Rico.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The students argued that Saratoga must support the tribe because the city rests on its ancestral homelands, which stretches throughout several counties in the Bay Area.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian American poet Noor Hindi and the Sudanese American poet Safia Elhillo described the devastation of their homelands.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s groundbreaking Super Bowl, er…his halftime performance was a love letter to his homeland of Puerto Rico.
—Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeland
Noun
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Google, which owns the smart home system Nest, is now assisting law enforcement in that investigation.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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In Spain's southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes as a result of the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed because of flooding and landslides.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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According to internal administration documents reviewed by The Associated Press, there are 47 third-country agreements at various stages of negotiation.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, each of these three countries have sought to offer support to Cuba in recent days.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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