homeland
noun /ˈhəʊmlænd/
/ˈhəʊmlænd/
- [usually singular] the country where a person was born
祖国；家乡 - Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.
很多难民被迫逃离了祖国。
- He longs to return to his homeland.
他渴望重归故里。 - He wants his children to grow up in his adopted homeland.
他希望子女能在他移居的国家里长大成人。 - It is is the role of the army to protect the homeland.
保护祖国是军队的职责。 - They hope to remain in their homeland.
他们希望留在自己的家乡。 - They were devastated that they had to leave their beloved homeland.
要离开自己热爱的祖国，他们心中悲痛万分。 - the struggle to defend their ancient homeland
保卫他们古老家园的斗争 - After the war they wished to return to their traditional homelands.
战争结束后他们希望能返回故土。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beloved
- ancestral
- ancient
- …
- defend
- protect
- secure
- …
- defence/defense
- security
- in a/somebody’s homeland
- Many refugees have been forced to flee their homeland.
- (in the Republic of South Africa under the apartheid system in the past) one of the areas with some self-government that were intended for a group of black African people to live in
（南非共和国过去在种族隔离制度下设立、有一定自治权的）黑人定居地 - the Transkei homeland
特兰斯凯黑人定居地
- the Transkei homeland