native land

noun

: the country in which one was born

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Some Potawatomi fled the federal relocation area back to their native land, establishing a reservation in Fulton, Michigan. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025 His administration is also working to suspend the use of a protection mechanism that temporarily gives native land status to territories that haven’t fully completed the demarcation process. Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 In her native land, Lang remains half honored, at best, or guarded like a secret by a devoted few. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Lincoln now began to envision them as not merely free Americans but also equal Americans, fighting for their native land, the land of their birth. Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025 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 30 Dec. 2025.

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