homeland English · revision 15166

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=c. 1627}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈhəʊm.lænd/, US /ˈhoʊm.lænd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound, [[af|en|home|land]].^(Etymonline) Old English had [[m|ang|hamland]], which meant an enclosed pasture.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The land of one's birth or adopted home: about 1627 in Merriam-Webster, the 1660s in Etymonline, 1670 in the OED.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Homeland meaning home is from about 1892.^(OED 1989) The word is not in the Century Dictionary (1910), and around 1900 it often appeared in the names of real-estate developments.^(Etymonline) It became more frequent in the 20th century: by 1918 it was used of a Jewish state planned in Palestine, and by 1938 of German territorial policies.^(Etymonline) South Africa gave the name to the territories set aside for its Black population.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) The US Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1627 – homeland.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1670 – one's native land.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1892 – home.^(OED 1989)

+ * by 1918 – a Jewish homeland.^(Etymonline)

+ * 2002 – Homeland Security.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # One's native land; the country where one was born or lives.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A state or region closely identified with a particular people or ethnic group.^(AHD)

+ # ''(South Africa, historical)'' Any of the ten territories designated as semiautonomous states for the Black population; a [[Bantustan]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[home ground]]

+ * [[fatherland]]

+ * [[motherland]]

+ * [[home]]

+ * [[land]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}