native land

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Ceramics and seals bearing his likeness attest to his rehabilitation, at least in his native land.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Covering just 2.5 square kilometres, the island has no native land mammals, which means any wolves found there must have been transported by people.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

It added that Ms Adetshina would be able to "represent her father's native land on the international stage".

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

Some scholars have suggested that the name was derived from the Latin words calida fornax, meaning a hot furnace, or from a Native American phrase, kali forno, that means high hill or native land.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Most were songs for one voice—though perhaps in their native land, they would have been sung by many.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson