native land

noun

: the country in which one was born

Examples of native land in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In their native land, coffee trees typically grow in the understory of tropical forests. Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 As to what Downey is ascribing to his native land, Murphy can do nothing but laugh. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024 Many first-generation Taiwanese Americans have felt stronger connections to their native land in recent years as China has threatened the island. Amy Qin, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024 The debate touches on sensitive issues of deference to elders and religion, the vestiges of colonialism and the influence of American political battles on native land. Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023 Along with her older brother, Juanito, and her younger siblings Carmelita and George, Zelia and her parents set off for Ireland, her father’s native land. Merilee Grindle, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023 By Emily Bazelon Photo What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us About Grief Seeing works by Sophocles and Aeschylus in their native land imparts indelible lessons about pain and memory. Audra D. S. Burch Emily Bazelon Teju Cole Dan Brooks David Marchese Yotam Ottolenghi Ismail Muhammad Craig Seymour Anne Boyer John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023 So at the table of Indigenous peoples who have been conquered and oppressed in their land, the Jewish people offer a voice as a people who have both returned to independence in their native land and have maintained a very strong diasporic community. Scott Meltzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023 Jewish people offer a voice as a people who have both returned to independence in their native land and have maintained a very strong diasporic community. Scott Meltzer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023

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“Native land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native%20land. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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