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homelander

Syllables: home·land·erUK/ˈhəʊmˌlændə/US/ˈhoʊmˌlændəɹ/

homelander noun: a person from one's homeland.

Noun

homelander (plural homelanders)

  1. A person from one's homeland.
    • Both Yoruba and European officials see themselves as "expatriates," persons who are living away from home among an alien people and are obliged ultimately to return to their homeland. To maintain such an image and to complete it, a man should marry a homelander rather than the local person in the...1970, Ronald Cohen, John Middleton, From tribe to nation in Africa: studies in incorporation processes

Synonyms of homelander

Forms of homelander

pluralhomelanders

Origin of homelander

From homeland + -er.

Questions about homelander

What does homelander mean?
Homelander means a person from one's homeland.
What part of speech is homelander?
Homelander is a noun.
How do you pronounce homelander?
Homelander is pronounced /ˈhəʊmˌlændə/ (UK).
What is the plural of homelander?
The plural of homelander is homelanders.

Words near homelander in the dictionary

  1. homelab
  2. homelabs
  3. homeland
  4. Homeland Park
  5. homeland security
  6. homelander
  7. homelanders
  8. homelands
  9. Homeleigh
  10. homeless
  11. homeless dumping

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