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homeland

[hohm-land, -luhnd] / ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd /
NOUN
fatherland
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Some in the crowd carried banners with supportive slogans while others wore specially made hats bearing pictures of the referee, who has quickly become an icon in his homeland.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As a result, although they now lived far from their homeland, their genomes still resembled those of their ancestors from Anatolia.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

For these writers, Ms. Hruska observes, the premise of homeland was so tenuous that their work has been claimed by a country that, at the time of their deaths, did not even exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As well as aiding the Allied fight against fascism, Baker was a leading voice against racial discrimination in her homeland, and spoke alongside Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 march on Washington.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

"Should Russia use the relatively simple and completely proven process of refueling in flight," he observed, "she would now have the capacity to deliver the bomb" into the American homeland.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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