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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
Recent examples of tribes returning to care for their homelands, sometimes for the first time in well over a century, give Thompson — the Natural Resources Agency’s first deputy secretary for tribal affairs — hope for the future.
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Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
For one, Indigenous people resisted American colonists’ expansion into their ancestral homelands, raiding their farms and settlements in the Ohio Valley.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Many top-flight European soccer leagues maintain roster limits for players with non-EU passports, prompting some talented players from the Americas to claim passports from their ancestors’ homelands.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Following the war, many Oneida and Mohican people were displaced from their homelands and resettled in Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Those two have been in their homelands of England and France respectively this week, working on their recovery from hamstring and knee injuries with specialists from their countries under the supervision of the club’s medical services.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Cambodia, like neighboring Thailand, has benefited from a trend in recent decades involving the repatriation of art and archaeological treasures taken from their homelands.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Kewevikapaya or Southeastern Yavapai's homelands east of what is now Phoenix were dominated by Wekopa, or Four Peaks.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Indigenous influence on landscapes Many wilderness areas have long histories as homelands where Indigenous peoples lived, hunted and gathered.
—Clare E. Boerigter, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
For one, Indigenous people resisted American colonists’ expansion into their ancestral homelands, raiding their farms and settlements in the Ohio Valley.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Many top-flight European soccer leagues maintain roster limits for players with non-EU passports, prompting some talented players from the Americas to claim passports from their ancestors’ homelands.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Following the war, many Oneida and Mohican people were displaced from their homelands and resettled in Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Those two have been in their homelands of England and France respectively this week, working on their recovery from hamstring and knee injuries with specialists from their countries under the supervision of the club’s medical services.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Cambodia, like neighboring Thailand, has benefited from a trend in recent decades involving the repatriation of art and archaeological treasures taken from their homelands.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Kewevikapaya or Southeastern Yavapai's homelands east of what is now Phoenix were dominated by Wekopa, or Four Peaks.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Indigenous influence on landscapes Many wilderness areas have long histories as homelands where Indigenous peoples lived, hunted and gathered.
—Clare E. Boerigter, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homelands
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Power consumption for the data center begins at 150 megawatts of power per year, the equivalent of the energy used by approximately 150,000 homes, and that consumption will continue to climb.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Excessive rain caused torrents of water to wash out homes, damage roads, and threaten to burst a dam, sparking an emergency evacuation of thousands in Oahu on March 20.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, after dozens of tit-for-tat strikes between the two countries, oil prices climbed again.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Across Asia, countries are investing heavily in nuclear power, hydrogen infrastructure, and grid expansion to secure long-term resilience.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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