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
They said she would be able to "represent her father's native land on the international stage".
From BBC • Sep. 1, 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
Once he crossed the creek, Ben was in officers’ country, his native land.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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