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
But Indigenous peoples who had lived in these lands for thousands of years were determined to assert their sovereignty and retain their homelands.
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 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
Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 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
Noun
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Unlike the blue plaques affixed to residences in London, which indicate where notable figures once lived, or the Stolpersteine (or stumbling stones) embedded in the sidewalks of German cities to mark the former homes of Holocaust victims, Bucharest’s red disks are not commemorative but predictive.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of homes stood abandoned until they were razed and replaced with signs saying to keep out.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ministers insist that, with kerosene supplies from the Netherlands and the Belgian hub of Antwerp remaining uninterrupted, there is no risk of rationing as some Asian countries are already doing.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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