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- Dictionaryhomeland/ˈhəʊmland/
noun
- 1. a person's or a people's native land: "he left his homeland to settle in London"
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The nation of one's 'fathers', 'forefathers', or 'patriarchs', sometimes used in nationalist contexts
A homeland is a place where a national or ethnic identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic nationalist connotations. A homeland may also be referred to as a fatherland, a motherland, or a mother country, depending on the culture and language of the nation... Wikipedia