homelands

noun

plural of homeland
as in homes
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life

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Recent Examples of homelands In the midst of turmoil and war between his two homelands, one young Iranian business owner living in Los Angeles is working to merge history with a cultural movement as more Iranian Americans find an appetite for learning more about their culture and history. — Rudabeh Shahbazi, CBS News, 22 June 2026 The Tohono O’odham have continued to welcome outsiders, including the federal government, even when those outsiders have sought to exert further control over the O’odham’s ancestral homelands. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 Best friends Fernando Delgado and Josh Lee are still riding the high of seeing both their homelands — Mexico and South Korea — win their opening matches at the 2026 World Cup. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 17 June 2026 The preserve is also part of the Shoshone-Bannock peoples’ ancestral homelands, and has served as a NASA research site. — Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026 One of those languages, myaamiaataweenki, is spoken by the Miami, who count what's now the Hoosier state among their homelands. — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 8 June 2026 Hawaii's governor and attorney general vowed to fight the lawsuit against Hawaiian homelands eligibility. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 The attacks Pontiac led in 1763—most of them successful-showed the hopes that thousands of people had to force the British out of their beloved homelands. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Sites from Alabama to California and the Four Corners trace stories of Black freedom, Japanese American incarceration, Indigenous homelands, immigrant journeys and early quests for religious and women’s rights. — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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  1. homes
  2. countries
Noun
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of homes
Noun
  • As countries invest in medical expertise and advanced technology, more travelers are planning trips around aesthetic care.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Known as Citizenship by Investment, the program grants visa-free access to up to 150 countries, including Europe’s Schengen area and, in some cases, the United Kingdom.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of countries

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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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