homeland

CEFRB2

/ˈhəʊmˌlænd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The country where a person was born or feels they belong.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One's country of residence.

Examples

  • He was never to see his homeland again.

  • Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhoʊmˌlænd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The country that one regards as home.

  2. One's country of birth.

  3. The traditional territory of an ethnic group or a tribe or clan thereof.

More examples

In context

  • The soldiers ached for their homeland.

  • return to the homeland

  • defend the homeland

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From home + land.