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homelands

homelands is the plural of homeland.

Meaning of homeland

Noun

homeland (plural homelands)

  1. The country that one regards as home.
    • defend the homeland
  2. One's country of residence.
  3. One's country of birth.
  4. The traditional territory of an ethnic group or a tribe or clan thereof.
  5. (South Africa, historical) An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.
    Synonyms:
    bantustan

See all 6 meanings of homeland

Questions about homelands

What is homelands the plural of?
Homelands is the plural of homeland.

Words near homelands in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homelands (page history and authors); homeland (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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