homelander

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homelander

/ˈhəʊmˌlændə/ UK
/ˈhoʊmˌlændəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊmlændə(ɹ)

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From homeland + -er.

noun homelanders

A person from one's homeland. Both Yoruba and European officials see themselves as "expatriates," persons who are living away from home among an alien people and are obliged ultimately to return to their homeland. To maintain such an image and to complete it, a man should marry a homelander rather than the local person in the fo
Similar: countryman, compatriot, fellow citizen

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noun person from the same country

Français	compatriote

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"homelander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homelander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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homelander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homelander

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"homelander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homelander.

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@misc{homelander_2026,
  title = {homelander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homelander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}