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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fatherland |
| Synonyms: | home, motherland, the old country |
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| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | birthplace, environment |
| Synonyms: | abode, camping ground, country, element, family, farm, fireside, habitat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hills, home ground, homeland, homestead, hometown, household, land, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, range, roof, site, soil, stamping ground, stomping ground, territory |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
| Main Entry: | land |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earth's surface; ownable property |
| Synonyms: | acreage, acres, area, beach, continent, country, countryside, dirt, district, earth, estate, expanse, extent, farming, farmland, field, ground, grounds, holding, home, homeland, loam, mainland, manor, nation, old sod, parcel, plot, province, purlieu, quarry, quinta, ranch, real estate, realty, region, shore, sod, soil, stretch, sweep, terra firma, terrain, territory, tillage, tract |
| Antonyms: | sea, sky |
| Main Entry: | native land |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's native country |
| Synonyms: | God's country, birthplace, country of origin, fatherland, home, homeland, mother country, motherland, native soil, old country, old world, terra firma, the old country |
| Main Entry: | old country |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | native land |
| Synonyms: | birthplace, country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native country, native land, native soil, old world, one's native soil, the old country |
| Main Entry: | reservation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitat for large group |
| Synonyms: | enclave, homeland, preserve, reserve, sanctuary, territory, tract |
| Main Entry: | soil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land where one lives |
| Synonyms: | country, home, homeland, homestead, region, spread, terra firma |
| Main Entry: | mother country |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | native land |
| Synonyms: | homeland, motherland, native soil, the old country |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | country |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
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