homeland

patrie

Pays que l’on considère comme chez soi et auquel on se sent appartenir.

En anglais simple : The country you feel is your home and belong to.

• She missed her homeland.
• They returned to their homeland after many years abroad.
• He wrote songs about the beauty of his homeland.

Synonymes : home country, motherland, fatherland

Expressions courantes : defend the homeland, beloved homeland, homeland of someone

pays natal, patrie

Pays dans lequel une personne est née.

En anglais simple : The country where you were born.

• She was born in her homeland, Peru.
• He left his homeland soon after his eighteenth birthday.
• They visited their homeland to see the village where they were born.

Synonymes : birth country, native country

Expressions courantes : native homeland, leave one's homeland, visit one's homeland

pays de résidence, patrie d'adoption

Pays dans lequel une personne vit.

En anglais simple : The country where you live.

• Canada became her new homeland.
• They built a life in their adopted homeland.
• He now considers the country where he lives his homeland.

Synonymes : home country

Expressions courantes : adopted homeland, new homeland

terre ancestrale, territoire ancestral

Terre où un peuple ou une communauté vit depuis des générations.

En anglais simple : The land where a particular people or community has traditionally lived.

• This valley is their ancestral homeland.
• The tribe fought to protect its homeland.
• Many families were forced to leave their traditional homeland.

Comment l'utiliser : the homeland of a people (The valley is the traditional homeland of this indigenous people.)

Synonymes : ancestral land, native territory

Expressions courantes : ancestral homeland, traditional homeland, homeland of someone