native land

noun

: the country in which one was born

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Building the show collection fueled also a reflection on his native land. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 June 2025 Once isolated, the birds faced a unique environment: New Zealand had no native land mammals (except for a few species of bats), which allowed birds to fill ecological roles typically occupied by ground-dwelling mammals in other parts of the world. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 But the most recent and surprising consequence of our flawed approach to trade dislocation is the shocking rupture between my home and native land and my country of choice, and between the True North Strong and Free and the Land of the Free. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Beloved by followers as a ‘pope of the people’ After a dozen years of papal travel — including to nearly all of Argentina’s neighbors — Francis referenced a plan to visit his native land last year. Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 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 Jun. 2025.

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