homeland
Example Sentences
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It comes from the homeland, it comes from your ancestors, it comes from home, Africa.
From Los Angeles Times
The couple met in secondary school at a refugee camp in Kenya and got married after they’d both returned to their homeland in 2013.
From Salon
I know this because I myself am a “descendant” of an Afghan immigrant from a “broken homeland,” and I grew up immersed in these narratives.
From Salon
On Monday, veteran Sae Joon Park, who legally immigrated from South Korea when he was seven years old, flew back to his homeland under threat of deportation at the age of 55.
From Los Angeles Times
He urges his followers to live and work in their homeland instead.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.