a person's or a people's native land
家乡,祖国
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he left his homeland to settle in London .他离开了祖国,定居在伦敦。
an autonomous or semi-autonomous state occupied by a particular people
自治(或半自治)国家
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their political aim is a separate Tamil homeland .他们的政治目标是建立一个独立的泰米尔自治国。
〈史〉 (在前隔离发展政策下指定的)南非本土非洲人十个部分自治区之一。