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- [hohm-land, -luh nd]
- /ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd/
- /ˈhəʊm.lænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohm-land, -luh nd]
- /ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd/
Definitions of homeland word
- noun homeland one's native land. 1
- noun homeland a region created or considered as a state by or for a people of a particular ethnic origin: the Palestinian homeland. 1
- noun homeland any of the thirteen racially and ethnically based regions created in South Africa by the South African government as nominally independent tribal ministates to which blacks are assigned. 1
- noun homeland A person’s or a people’s native land. 1
- noun homeland historical home 1
- countable noun homeland Your homeland is your native country. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of homeland
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; home + land
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Homeland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
homeland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
homeland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homeland
noun homeland
- home — Lord, Douglas-Home.
- motherland — one's native land.
- fatherland — one's native country.
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
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See also
Matching words
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