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ur-homelands

ur-homelands is the plural of ur-homeland.

Meaning of ur-homeland

Noun

ur-homeland (plural ur-homelands)

  1. An original homeland, territory, or habitat.
    • At the beginning of the previous century those who first ardently abandoned themselves to these studies believed that one would rediscover the Ur-language, the Ur-wisdom, the Ur-religion, even the Ur-culture and Ur-homeland of our Aryan ancestors in India.2009, Douglas T. McGetchin, Indology, Indomania, and Orientalism
    Synonyms:
    urheimat

Questions about ur-homelands

What is ur-homelands the plural of?
Ur-homelands is the plural of ur-homeland.

Words near ur-homelands in the dictionary

  1. ur-forms
  2. Ur-Germanic
  3. ur-hero
  4. ur-heroes
  5. ur-homeland
  6. ur-homelands
  7. ur-language
  8. ur-languages
  9. ur-mind
  10. ur-minds
  11. ur-myth

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