Synonyms of homelands

homelands

noun

plural of homeland

as in homes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• homes
• countries
• motherlands
• sods
• fatherlands
• mother countries
• communities
• neighborhoods
• old countries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homelands

Tribes whose historic homelands fall within the forest became leading voices in the effort to halt logging, with the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ Priscilla Hunter emerging as a major force. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Banchi Hanuse works across film and radio as a co-founder of Nuxalk Radio, supporting Nuxalk language revitalization, upholding Nuxalk Nationhood and advocating for stewardship of Nuxalk homelands. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Lake Huron is named after the Huron, or Huron-Wendat people, whose ancestral homelands surround Lake Huron, Pure Michigan says. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Ripped from their homelands, many were brutally beaten and forced to convert to Christianity. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

We've been reclaiming a lot of our ancestral homelands, our village site which is Verona Marina. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Seminole and Miccosukee people denounced it as a threat to their sacred homelands. — The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

But this is another story entirely, full of its own complications of immigration and homelands and politics, a story of a difficult and fractured relationship with a parent, a story of a debilitating disease. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Still, the majority of workers in the Gulf countries have chosen to stay given the absence of better economic opportunities in their homelands. — Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026