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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
The villages of the Kuskokwim Delta are the traditional homelands of generations of Yup'ik people.
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Since the Indians already had abandoned their homelands for the new, nonexistent reservations, they were left landless.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The National Museum of the American Indian recalls how Indigenous peoples suffered theft, loss of their homelands, enslavement, death, forced displacement and disrupted cultural traditions due to European settlement.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The Ponca Tribe is developing a Standing Bear Museum and cultural center in Niobrara, at the site of its traditional homelands and the film’s shooting location.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, the bride and groom began their emotional wedding ceremony by acknowledging that they and their guests were gathered on the ancestral homelands of the Chumash people.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
The summit offers a moment to secure shared long-term commitments meaning that island nations like mine are not left to confront the literal disappearance of our homelands in isolation.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Temporary Protected Status is a designation that can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people in the United States if conditions in their homelands are deemed unsafe for return due to a natural disaster, political instability or other dangerous conditions.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Since the Indians already had abandoned their homelands for the new, nonexistent reservations, they were left landless.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The National Museum of the American Indian recalls how Indigenous peoples suffered theft, loss of their homelands, enslavement, death, forced displacement and disrupted cultural traditions due to European settlement.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The Ponca Tribe is developing a Standing Bear Museum and cultural center in Niobrara, at the site of its traditional homelands and the film’s shooting location.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
On Sunday, the bride and groom began their emotional wedding ceremony by acknowledging that they and their guests were gathered on the ancestral homelands of the Chumash people.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
The summit offers a moment to secure shared long-term commitments meaning that island nations like mine are not left to confront the literal disappearance of our homelands in isolation.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Temporary Protected Status is a designation that can be granted by the Homeland Security secretary to people in the United States if conditions in their homelands are deemed unsafe for return due to a natural disaster, political instability or other dangerous conditions.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homelands
Noun
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Beyond the shock factor, Crow hopes her video inspires others with old jetted tubs to check theirs, and encourages empathy for people maintaining older homes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The half- and full-floor homes also feature scenic private terraces.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Al-Rasheed has also been a leader in urban development across Saudi Arabia and represents Saudi Arabia as a lead on Urban 20, which brings together mayors from major cities in G20 countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The project aims to build a research base on the Moon for use by participating countries by the early 2030s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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