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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
While designing these workshops, Tejeda considered immigrants who haven’t seen their homelands in many years.
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Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 6 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
The students argued that Saratoga must support the tribe because the city rests on its ancestral homelands, which stretches throughout several counties in the Bay Area.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian American poet Noor Hindi and the Sudanese American poet Safia Elhillo described the devastation of their homelands.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Strategic basically just means nuclear weapons that can be used against the other countries' homelands.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 6 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
The students argued that Saratoga must support the tribe because the city rests on its ancestral homelands, which stretches throughout several counties in the Bay Area.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian American poet Noor Hindi and the Sudanese American poet Safia Elhillo described the devastation of their homelands.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Strategic basically just means nuclear weapons that can be used against the other countries' homelands.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homelands
Noun
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Owners David, a pharmacist, and Ryan, a counselor, began restoring historic homes out of personal passion before turning their knack for curation into a hospitality venture.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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One big question is about whether the final Senate legislation will include a provision to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Traders are also concerned about the risk to oil facilities in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Most of the Muslim majority countries have laws referencing sharia.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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