homeland
UK/'hәumlænd/US
C1
Definitions
n.
The country where one was born or feels one belongs
祖国，故乡，家园
Root Breakdown
Native Englishhome + land = the land that is your home — the country you were born in or belong to.
Root land still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.return to one's homeland返回祖国
- 2.defend the homeland保卫家园
- 3.leave one's homeland离开故乡
Example Sentences
- 1.
Many refugees dream of one day returning to their homeland.
- 2.
He left his homeland at twenty and never went back.