homeland

noun

/ˈhəʊmlænd/

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[usually singular] the country where a person was born祖國；家鄉
- Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.很多難民被迫逃離了祖國。
Extra Examples
- He longs to return to his homeland.他渴望重歸故裏。
- He wants his children to grow up in his adopted homeland.他希望子女能在他移居的國家裏長大成人。
- It is is the role of the army to protect the homeland.保護祖國是軍隊的職責。
- They hope to remain in their homeland.他們希望留在自己的家鄉。
- They were devastated that they had to leave their beloved homeland.要離開自己熱愛的祖國，他們心中悲痛萬分。
- the struggle to defend their ancient homeland保衛他們古老家園的鬥爭
- After the war they wished to return to their traditional homelands.戰爭結束後他們希望能返回故土。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beloved
- ancestral
- ancient
- …
verb + homeland
- defend
- protect
- secure
- …
homeland + noun
- defence/defense
- security
preposition
- in a/somebody’s homeland
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(in the Republic of South Africa under the apartheid system in the past) one of the areas with some self-government that were intended for a group of black African people to live in（南非共和國過去在種族隔離制度下設立、有一定自治權的）黑人定居地
- the Transkei homeland特蘭斯凱黑人定居地