homeland

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H0250900 (hōm′lănd′)n.1. One's native land.2. A state, region, or territory that is closely identified with a particular people or ethnic group.3. Any of the ten regions designated by South Africa in the 1970s as semiautonomous or nominally independent territories for the black population. The black homelands were dissolved and reincorporated into South Africa in 1994.

homeland

(ˈhəʊmˌlænd) n1. the country in which one lives or was born2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official name for a Bantustan

home•land

(ˈhoʊmˌlænd, -lənd)

n. 1. one's native land. 2. a region created or considered as a state by or for a particular ethnic group: the Palestinian homeland. 3. any of the racially and ethnically based regions created in South Africa by the government as nominally independent tribal states. [1660–70]

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homeland - the country where you were borncountry of origin, fatherland, mother country, motherland, native landcountry, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"old country - the country of origin of an immigrant

homeland

noun native land, birthplace, motherland, fatherland, country of origin, mother country Many are planning to return to their homeland.

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(həum) noun1. the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives. I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.家2. the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally. America is the home of jazz.家乡3. a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after. an old folk's home; a nursing home. 疗养所，养育院 4. a place where people stay while they are working. a nurses' home. 中心地，根据地 5. a house. Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.住宅 adjective1. of a person's home or family. home comforts.家庭的2. of the country etc where a person lives. home produce.本国的3. (in football) playing or played on a team's own ground. the home team; a home game. （足球）地主队的，主场的 adverb1. to a person's home. I'm going home now; Hallo – I'm home!到家2. completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be. He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers. 中要害，完全地 ˈhomeless noun plural, adjective (people) without a place to live in. This charity was set up to help the homeless; homeless people.无家可归者ˈhomely adjective1. simple but pleasant. homely food.家常的2. making a person feel he is at home. a homely atmosphere.如在家的3. (American) (of a person) not attractive; ugly. 不好看的，相貌平庸的 ˈhomeliness noun简朴ˈhoming adjective1. (of pigeons etc) which (can) fly home when set free a long way from home. 有归还性的2. able to take a missile etc to its target. These torpedoes have homing devices in their noses.导航的ˈhome-coming noun1. the return home of a person (who has been away for some time). We had a party to celebrate his home-coming.回老家2. (American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students. 返校节ˌhome-ˈgrown adjective grown in one's own garden or in one's own country. These tomatoes are home-grown. 本国产的，土生的 ˈhomeland noun a person's native land. Immigrants often weep for their homeland.祖国ˌhome-ˈmade adjective made by a person at home; not professionally made. home-made jam; home-made furniture.家里做的home rule the government of a country or part of a country by its own citizens. 地方自治ˈhomesick adjective missing one's home. When the boy first went to boarding-school he was very homesick.想家的ˈhomesickness noun思家病ˈhomestead (-sted) noun a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc. 家宅，家园 home truth a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person. It's time someone told him a few home truths.逆耳的老实话ˈhomeward adjective going home. his homeward journey. 向家的，在归途上的 ˈhomeward(s) adverb towards home. his journey homeward; He journeyed homewards. 向家地，在归途上地 ˈhomework noun work or study done at home, especially by a school pupil. Finish your homework!家庭作业at home1. in one's home. I'm afraid he's not at home.在家里2. (in football etc) in one's own ground. The team is playing at home today. （足球）在主场 be/feel at home to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well. I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows – he used to live on a farm.感觉自在home in on to move towards (a target etc). The missile is designed to home in on aircraft. 导向目标，依靠导航系统自动飞向目标 leave home1. to leave one's house. I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m.离家2. to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else. He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia.离开家乡make oneself at home to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home. Make yourself at home! 请不要客气，如在自己家中无拘束 nothing to write home about not very good. The concert was nothing to write home about. 平凡，不值得大书特书

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