homeland

祖国、故国

自分の居場所だと感じ、帰属意識を持つ国。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： home country, motherland, fatherland

よく使う表現： defend the homeland, beloved homeland, homeland of someone

生まれた国、母国

自分が生まれた国。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： birth country, native country

よく使う表現： native homeland, leave one's homeland, visit one's homeland

居住国

自分が暮らしている国。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： home country

よく使う表現： adopted homeland, new homeland

祖先の土地、故郷

ある民族や共同体が、代々暮らしてきた土地。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： the homeland of a people (The valley is the traditional homeland of this indigenous people.)

類義語： ancestral land, native territory

よく使う表現： ancestral homeland, traditional homeland, homeland of someone