homeland
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homeland¹
- /ˈhəʊmˌlænd/ UK
- /ˈhoʊmˌlænd/ US
- /ˈhoʊmˌlənd/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmlænd
Where it comes from
From home + land.
noun homelands
- The country that one regards as home. defend the homeland
- One's country of residence.
- One's country of birth.
- The traditional territory of an ethnic group or a tribe or clan thereof.
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An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.
Similar: bantustan
Homeland²
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fatherland, motherland, mother country, native land, birthplace, hometown, native, home, domestic, country, territorial, territory, household, indoor, nationhood, nation
Translations
Every language
noun country which one regards as home
| Español | patria, terruño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고국 goguk, 자기 나라 jagi nara, 고향 gohyang, 모국 moguk, 조국 joguk |
| 日本語 | 祖国 sokoku, 故郷 kókyō, 原郷 genkyō, 母国 bokoku |
| 中文 | 祖國 /祖国 zǔguó, 故鄉 /故乡 gùxiāng, 故國 /故国 gùguó |
| हिन्दी | स्वदेश svadeś, वतन vatan, मातृभूमि mātŕbhūmi, जन्मभूमि janmabhūmi |
| Português | pátria |
| Français | patrie |
| Deutsch | Heimat, Heimatland, Vaterland |
| Italiano | patria, suolo natio, paese |
| Ελληνικά | πατρίδα patrída |
| Română | patrie |
| Русский | ро́дина ródina, оте́чество otéčestvo, отчи́зна otčízna |
| Tiếng Việt | tổ quốc, quê hương |
| العربية | وَطَن waṭan |
| עברית | מוֹלֶדֶת molédet, מְכוֹרָה mekhorá |
noun one's country of birth
| Español | tierra natal |
|---|---|
| Português | terra natal |
| Français | terre natale |
Talk about this word "homeland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homeland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homeland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homeland "homeland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homeland.Cite this
@misc{homeland_2026,
title = {homeland},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homeland},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
