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
Their music reflected the bicultural diaspora, often torn between nostalgia for their homeland and everyday challenges of urban American life.
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Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
At a time when culture wars over immigration and inclusion are buffeting the U.S., their stories reflect the challenge of carrying an identity inextricably bound to a homeland often vilified in the West while striving to portray it with empathy and authenticity.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
According to their website, the Caddo people are descendants of agriculturalists whose ancient homelands are what is today Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 20 July 2025
The four-day clash represented a new level of escalation: both sides attacked multiple locations within the homeland of the other for the first time since the India-Pakistan war of 1971, which took place before either country had a nuclear arsenal.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
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Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
At a time when culture wars over immigration and inclusion are buffeting the U.S., their stories reflect the challenge of carrying an identity inextricably bound to a homeland often vilified in the West while striving to portray it with empathy and authenticity.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
According to their website, the Caddo people are descendants of agriculturalists whose ancient homelands are what is today Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 20 July 2025
The four-day clash represented a new level of escalation: both sides attacked multiple locations within the homeland of the other for the first time since the India-Pakistan war of 1971, which took place before either country had a nuclear arsenal.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeland
Noun
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The walkout lower level includes a full home gym and sauna.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Thankfully, it was extinguished just prior to the Tennessee Titans losing their 2019 home opener to the rival Indianapolis Colts.—
Gentry Estes,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Three of the world’s most powerful Western nations have added their economic and geopolitical clout to calls for a Palestinian state, an idea already endorsed by more than 140 other countries.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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Schriver reiterated calls to rein in pharmacy benefit middlemen and take on foreign countries shirking their responsibility, and raised the specter of losing ground to China, an area of concern to Trump.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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