homelands

noun

Meaning

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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fatherland(English)motherland(English)mother country(English)country of origin(English)native land(English)bantustans(English)countries(English)fatherlands(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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