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
The Maryland sheet metal worker was released from prison in El Salvador and put on a plane back to the U.S. two months after he was deported to his homeland in defiance of an order not to return him there for fear of persecution, ABC News first reported.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is in charge of defending the homeland, is a symbolic statement suggesting a view of Greenland as more a part of the defense of the U.S. than of Europe.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 June 2025
For her, returning to Venezuela would not just mean going back to a homeland riddled with ailments.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 27 May 2025
The sprawling homeland security bureaucracy, created by Bush in the aftermath of 9/11, oversees the federal agencies responsible for enforcement of the nation's immigration laws, among many others.
—CBS News, 30 May 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is in charge of defending the homeland, is a symbolic statement suggesting a view of Greenland as more a part of the defense of the U.S. than of Europe.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 June 2025
For her, returning to Venezuela would not just mean going back to a homeland riddled with ailments.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 27 May 2025
The sprawling homeland security bureaucracy, created by Bush in the aftermath of 9/11, oversees the federal agencies responsible for enforcement of the nation's immigration laws, among many others.
—CBS News, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeland
Noun
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Experience the boutique community lifestyle and tour available homes weekends noon to 5pm.—
ReeceNichols Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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New York City is home to a number of large Hispanic communities seen as key constituencies in local elections.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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On the trade front, hopes are still high on Wall Street that Trump will reach deals with other countries that will ultimately lower tariffs, particularly with the world’s second-largest economy.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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By creating a single market for goods and services across 54 countries, AfCFTA improves the ease of doing business and increases cross-border opportunities.—
Tim Clark,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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