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homeland

noun

ˈhōm-ˌland

Definition of homeland

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 homeland straddles the border, and thousands of tribal members live in Mexico. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 The Jewish experience is extraordinary in that their culture and identity survived for nearly 2,000 years without a sovereign homeland, a centralized government or a single geographic base. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 Imagine being taken from your homeland never to return, and then generations of your family lineage are enslaved. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 They were forcibly removed by British ambassador Lord Elgin more than 200 years ago and have yet to return to their homeland. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homeland

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Signs of this history were on display amid all the adventurous modern art that made Mandell’s home seem like an elegant, circus-like wonderland.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
In addition to women’s lifestyle apparel, the brand does kidswear and home, including a bedding assortment and such tabletop items as napkins, tablecloths, runners and place mats.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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The 20 countries at greatest risk of a worsening humanitarian crisis, ranked by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) annually in our Emergency Watchlist, represent just 12% of the global population, but 90% of those in humanitarian need.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Many other countries and even continents would kill to have this level of ingenuity on their shores.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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