noun. One's native land.

noun. A state, region, or territory that is closely identified with a particular people or ethnic group.

noun. 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.

noun. One's country of residence.

noun. One's country of birth.

noun. The traditional territory of an ethnic group.

noun. An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.

noun. the country where you were born

"A General Accounting Office report says the term "homeland security" has "not been officially defined," hampering decision-making across federal agencies."

country  land  state  

old country  

ancestry  embassy  fatherland  folklore  heritage