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noun
- 1. a person's or a people's native land: "I could finally go back to my homeland"
A homeland is the country where a group originally comes from, or where a person was born. If your grandparents and great-grandparents are Greek, you might consider Greece your homeland. If you were born in Iran and raised in Canada, it might be important to you to think of Iran as your homeland, or the place you and your ancestors come from.
noun. one's native land. a region created or considered as a state by or for a people of a particular ethnic origin: the Palestinian homeland. any of the thirteen racially and ethnically based regions created in South Africa by the South African government as nominally independent tribal ministates to which Black people were formerly assigned.
n. 1. one's native land. 2. a region created or considered as a state by or for a particular ethnic group: the Palestinian homeland. 3. any of the racially and ethnically based regions created in South Africa by the government as nominally independent tribal states. [1660–70]
Definition of homeland noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOMELAND. [count] 1. : the country where someone was born or grew up. He returned to his homeland for the first time in many years. 2. : a usually large area where a particular group of people can live. The rebels are fighting for an independent homeland. the Department of Homeland Security [=a department in ...
homeland meaning, definition, what is homeland: the country where someone was born: Learn more.
5 days ago · noun. 1. one's native land. 2. a region created or considered as a state by or for a people of a particular ethnic origin. an Arab homeland. 3. any of the racially and ethnically based regions that existed in South Africa as nominally independent tribal ministates between 1951 and 1994.
