home·landBrE/ˈhəʊmlænd/NAmE/ˈhoʊmlænd/noun[usually sing.]thecountrywhereapersonwasborn祖国;家乡◆Manyrefugeeshavebeenforcedtofleetheirhomeland. 很多难民被迫逃离了祖国。(intheRepublicofSouthAfricaundertheapartheid system in the past) one of the areas with some self-governmentthatwereintendedforagroupofblackAfricanpeopletolivein(南非共和国过去在种族隔离制度下设立、有一定自治权的)黑人定居地◆theTranskeihomeland特兰斯凯黑人定居地