homeland (ˈhəʊmˌlænd
)
Definitions
noun
- the country in which one lives or was born
- the official name for a Bantustan
Translations
- British English:
homeland
Your homeland is your native country.Many people are planning to return to their homeland.ˈhəʊmˌlænd NOUN Many people are planning to return to their homeland.
- Spanish:
patria
nf
- French:
patrie
nf
- German:
Heimatland
nnt Heimatländer
- Chinese: 祖国 n
- Arabic: مَوْطِن n
- Portuguese: terra natal nf
- Russian: отечество nnt
- Croatian: domovina nf
- Czech: vlast nf
- Danish: hjemland nnt
- Dutch: geboorteland nnt
- Finnish: kotimaa n
- Greek: γενέτειρα nf
- Italian: patria nf
- Japanese: 祖国 n
- Korean: 고국 n
- Norwegian: hjemland nnt
- Polish: ojczyzna nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: terra natal nf
- European Spanish:
patria
nf
- Swedish: hemland nnt
- Thai: บ้านเกิดเมืองนอน n
- Turkish: anavatan n
- Vietnamese: tổ quốc n
Usage examples
He'd warned me of the danger that waited for me in my homeland.
, Time of the Wolf (1994)There was fear of the infiltrators being reported to the police and then pushed back into the homeland they dreaded.
India Today (2001), a rising biathlon star, has quit Canada to compete for Italy, her parents ' homeland.
Globe and Mail (2003)A Foreign Ministry statement deplored the plight of the Liberians, apparently fleeing renewed violence in their homeland.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Things could not have gone more wrong since her son's arrival back in his homeland.
, Dreamtime (1993)