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homeland.

The country that one regards as home.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhəʊmˌlænd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhoʊmˌlænd/US/ˈhoʊmˌlənd/US
  1. The country that one regards as home.

    defend the homeland
    return to the homeland
  2. One's country of residence.

  3. One's country of birth.

  4. The traditional territory of an ethnic group or a tribe or clan thereof.

  5. An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.

    South-Africa · historical
Where this word comes from

From home + land.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.