homeland

Plural: homelands

Noun

• One's native country or region.
• the country where you were born
• The country that one regards as home.
• One's country of residence.
• One's country of birth.
• The traditional territory of an ethnic group.
• An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.

Examples

• The game board felt like her homeland, every square a familiar territory.

Synonyms

country of origin, fatherland, mother country, motherland, native land, bantustan

Related Words

fatherland, home country, motherland, old country