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homeland
noun
the
country
where
you
were
born
or
that
you
feel
is
your
true
home
•
After
ten
years
abroad
,
Nina
finally
returned
to
her
homeland
to
see
her
family
.
After
ten
years
abroad
,
Nina
finally
returned
to
her
homeland
to
see
her
family
.
•
Immigrants
often
feel
a
deep
connection
to
the
music
and
food
of
their
homeland
.
Immigrants
often
feel
a
deep
connection
to
the
music
and
food
of
their
homeland
.
Old
English
hām
‘
home
’
+
land
‘
land
’;
meaning
‘
native
country
’
recorded
since
the
17th
century
.
noun
(
historical
,
South
Africa
)
a
territory
set
aside
for
a
specific
Black
ethnic
group
under
apartheid
,
with
limited
self-government
•
During
apartheid
,
each
ethnic
group
was
assigned
a
homeland
with
limited
rights
.
During
apartheid
,
each
ethnic
group
was
assigned
a
homeland
with
limited
rights
.
•
Many
families
were
forced
to
relocate
to
a
distant
homeland
they
had
never
visited
before
.
Many
families
were
forced
to
relocate
to
a
distant
homeland
they
had
never
visited
before
.
Adopted
in
mid-20th-century
South
African
English
to
translate
Afrikaans
tuisland
‘
home
country
’,
coined
by
the
apartheid
government
.
