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 new role will bring Debruge back to his homeland of Texas.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The series will track the pair as they are pulled between allegiance to their homeland, their sense of self and their bonds as a family, while a relentless Korean counterintelligence agent edges closer to exposing them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
For example, my homeland, Ogoniland, was declared a protectorate in 1914 after the British responded violently to opposition from the Ogoni people.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The group also fosters communication with other state and local homeland security and emergency managers to establish best practices for responding to various incidents.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The series will track the pair as they are pulled between allegiance to their homeland, their sense of self and their bonds as a family, while a relentless Korean counterintelligence agent edges closer to exposing them.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
For example, my homeland, Ogoniland, was declared a protectorate in 1914 after the British responded violently to opposition from the Ogoni people.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The group also fosters communication with other state and local homeland security and emergency managers to establish best practices for responding to various incidents.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeland
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Getting his first opening-day start with the Cubs made Thursday’s pregame journey to the home bullpen under the left-field bleachers extra special.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Court records indicate Frederick did not live at the home where the boy was discovered.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wadephul told reporters on Thusday at a meeting of democratic countries with the largest economies in France that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was hoping to use the Iran war as a distraction from his attack on Ukraine.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Visitors from more than 100 countries are expected to attend the three-day festival.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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