homeland
Example Sentences
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A close relative said the family were "proud" that the couple had "died for their homeland" but added that they now live in fear under intense security pressure.
From BBC
Miller's official title in the White House is deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser.
From BBC
"I am European, but we sometimes joke that we do not understand what our homeland is," he said.
From Barron's
The exile’s longing for her homeland, too, can become a prison.
But Ms. Siddiq became embroiled in a corruption scandal in her parents’ homeland, Bangladesh, where this week she was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
