개인이나 민족이 태어나고 자란 나라나 지역; 고국.
The country or region where a person or a people originates; one's native land.
예문:
"After decades abroad, she felt a profound yearning to return to her homeland."
"The refugees carried few possessions, but they kept the memories of their homeland alive."
특정 민족이나 국가 집단을 위해 정치적 갈등이나 운동의 결과로 분리되어 자치적으로 설립되거나 주장되는 지역.
A region claimed or established as a separate, self-governing territory for a specific ethnic or national group, often as a result of political conflict or movement.
예문:
"The separatist movement demanded the immediate recognition of their ancestral territory as a sovereign homeland."
"Negotiators struggled to define the exact borders of the proposed ethnic homeland."
(역사, 남아프리카 공화국) 아파르트헤이트 시대(1948~1994)에 특정 흑인 민족 집단을 위해 설립된 10개의 부분적 자치 지역 중 하나.
(Historical, South Africa) One of the ten partially self-governing territories established for specific Black African ethnic groups during the apartheid era (1948–1994).
예문:
"The system of homelands was a central pillar of the apartheid policy designed to enforce racial segregation."
"Many residents of the former homelands faced severe economic hardship even after the end of apartheid."