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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
Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Given ongoing conflicts and political instability in Ukraine, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, forcing migrants to return to their homelands engulfed in war or violence fails to observe these international legal norms and could place them in immediate danger.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The organization that for decades has helped refugees build new lives in Connecticut after fleeing danger in their homelands is shuttering its main office.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Its people can be loyal to their nation and also care about their old homelands.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
Many from Baltic and Eastern European countries did not want to return to their homelands, now annexed or occupied by the Soviet Union.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The story follows a cavalry officer who is assigned to return a Cheyenne war chief and his family to their tribal homelands.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, the organization will host a celebratory event to welcome Peltier back to his homelands.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Both Abdi, the SDF commander, and Hanan, Al Hol’s director, said the best solution would be to repatriate people to their homelands.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Given ongoing conflicts and political instability in Ukraine, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, forcing migrants to return to their homelands engulfed in war or violence fails to observe these international legal norms and could place them in immediate danger.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The organization that for decades has helped refugees build new lives in Connecticut after fleeing danger in their homelands is shuttering its main office.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Its people can be loyal to their nation and also care about their old homelands.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
Many from Baltic and Eastern European countries did not want to return to their homelands, now annexed or occupied by the Soviet Union.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The story follows a cavalry officer who is assigned to return a Cheyenne war chief and his family to their tribal homelands.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, the organization will host a celebratory event to welcome Peltier back to his homelands.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Both Abdi, the SDF commander, and Hanan, Al Hol’s director, said the best solution would be to repatriate people to their homelands.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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