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
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Recent Examples of homelands
Days before the Olympic torch was lit at San Siro, Milan’s Piazza del Duomo, which fronts the city’s elaborate Gothic cathedral, was packed with Olympic visitors, many wearing sweatshirts and jackets bearing the flags of their homelands.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Only later did Europeans take cacao back to their homelands and later to Africa, where it was turned into a crop and mass-produced.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Miskitu peoples have long lived in La Mosquitia and have always known about the archaeological sites within their ancestral homelands.
—Christopher Hernandez, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
For the first time, Colombian singer-songwriter Gusi and Guatemalan singer-songwriter Zelaya unite their talents, weaving together the vibrant spirit of their homelands in a song that celebrates love and the richness of life.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
What could also be helpful is searching for objects linked to specific cultural practices brought from the soldiers’ homelands.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Colorado River Indian Tribes gave the portion of the Colorado River that passes through their homelands personhood status in November.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2025
At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions and terrors of their broken homelands.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Only later did Europeans take cacao back to their homelands and later to Africa, where it was turned into a crop and mass-produced.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Miskitu peoples have long lived in La Mosquitia and have always known about the archaeological sites within their ancestral homelands.
—Christopher Hernandez, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
For the first time, Colombian singer-songwriter Gusi and Guatemalan singer-songwriter Zelaya unite their talents, weaving together the vibrant spirit of their homelands in a song that celebrates love and the richness of life.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
What could also be helpful is searching for objects linked to specific cultural practices brought from the soldiers’ homelands.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Colorado River Indian Tribes gave the portion of the Colorado River that passes through their homelands personhood status in November.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2025
At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions and terrors of their broken homelands.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homelands
Noun
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The Milwaukee-area real estate market has far too few homes to meet feverish homebuyer demand.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Videos and photos seized from Epstein's homes in New York, Florida and the Virgin Islands didn't depict victims being abused or implicate anyone else in his crimes, a prosecutor wrote in one 2025 memo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For India, clean energy offers the chance to reduce its reliance on other countries in an increasingly volatile world.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Winter Olympics are in full swing in Italy, and athletes from 93 countries are competing in 16 disciplines across eight sports.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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