native land

noun

: the country in which one was born

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Moreover, as soon as Christianity began to spread outside his native land, Christian converts faced new situations in unexpected contexts, completely different from those of their founder, an itinerant Jewish preacher in the sparsely populated hinterlands of rural Galilee. Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026 Despite the hopes of many American Catholics, Leo will not mark the country’s 250th anniversary in his native land. Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026 God commands Abram to leave his native land in search of a new one. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Mar. 2026 Noble and Ballantyne never met in their native land, though Noble attended university with Ballantyne’s younger brother. Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for native land

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“Native land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native%20land. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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