homeland
The country that one regards as home.
Other meanings
One's country of residence.
One's country of birth.
Synonyms
- mother country
- country of origin
- native land
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “homeland” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.