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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
What could also be helpful is searching for objects linked to specific cultural practices brought from the soldiers’ homelands.
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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
But others are united by simply being on the run, fleeing bad domestic situations or, in the case of the couple from Angola, danger in their homelands.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
Because the Ukrainians have been the ones who have shed the blood for not just their own homelands, but for the rest of NATO and the rest of Europe.
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday, the beauty queens competed in the national costume showcase, which saw contestants donning flamboyant outfits designed to highlight their homelands.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
The villages of the Kuskokwim Delta are the traditional homelands of generations of Yup'ik people.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 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
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
But others are united by simply being on the run, fleeing bad domestic situations or, in the case of the couple from Angola, danger in their homelands.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
Because the Ukrainians have been the ones who have shed the blood for not just their own homelands, but for the rest of NATO and the rest of Europe.
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday, the beauty queens competed in the national costume showcase, which saw contestants donning flamboyant outfits designed to highlight their homelands.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
The villages of the Kuskokwim Delta are the traditional homelands of generations of Yup'ik people.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 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
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Europe, where Panattoni has operated for around 20 years, the platform spans 15 countries through 36 offices and has been the region's largest developer for eight consecutive years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Decent countries should sanction us economically, and our leaders should be charged as war criminals and have their assets frozen.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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