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homeland

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
home·land /ˈhəʊmlænd, -lənd $ ˈhoʊm-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. COUNTRY/NATIONthe country where someone was born 祖国,家乡2. SGa large area of land where a particular group of people can live 〔某一群人的〕定居点,聚居地
Examples from the Corpus
homelandBut what could be strong enough to drive a man from his homeland, to face terrible dangers in the skies?He justly observes that the great tenor sang best of all in his homeland.Dmitri Passk was a non-runner, with a wife and two children to hold him firmly to his homeland.After nine years' captivity at Theodore's court he had escaped from Magdala and returned to his homeland.the creation of a Jewish homelandWas it my fate to live away from my homeland?The purpose for living could have been revenge, to build a new homeland, or to see their family.This province is the homeland of the Halflings, where they live under their own government and laws.Past treatment of the aborigines has been shameful, but these days efforts are made to respect their customs and traditional homelands.
home·land nounChineseSyllable
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homeland
homeland /ˈhəʊmlænd, -lənd $ ˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable]
1. the country where someone was born
2. a large area of land where a particular group of people can live


home·landBrE /ˈhəʊmlænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhoʊmlænd/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] the country where a person was born 祖国;家乡Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland. 很多难民被迫逃离了祖国。🔊🔊(in the Republic of South Africa under the apartheid system in the past) one of the areas with some self-government that were intended for a group of black African people to live in (南非共和国过去在种族隔离制度下设立、有一定自治权的)黑人定居地the Transkei homeland特兰斯凯黑人定居地