homeland
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After a brief period in her homeland, he was raised in north London and honed his craft on pirate radio.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The pictograms in the Codex Boturini narrate the story of the migration of the Aztecs, also known as Mexica, from their ancestral homeland to the shores of Lake Texcoco, where they built Tenochtitlán.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rhys didn’t react like his characters might have — instead, he thanked his homeland: “To the great and good people of Wales… we are a small but mighty nation!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Thousands of other Americans volunteered to serve in the military, the intelligence community, law enforcement and homeland security, or to develop new capabilities to defend the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
About 2 million years ago, some of these archaic men and women left their homeland to journey through and settle vast areas of North Africa, Europe and Asia.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
“We must remember them. It is their homelands, their well-being and their futures that are also at stake under the guise of ensuring compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Act.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
These lands were part of the indigenous homelands of the Jewish people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these societies emerged to help immigrants, both settled and recent, to socialize, share work tips and give advice on adjusting to their new homelands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
A presidential document posted to the official daily journal of the US government stated that those accepted would "primarily" be Afrikaner South Africans and "other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands".
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
They also adapted “new” tactics for wilderness warfare to support their overall goal of taking over the homelands of the Indigenous peoples.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing homeland
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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