native land

noun

: the country in which one was born

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The Chinese revive thoughts of the ancestors of his native land. Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025 Edwards tops the previous mark of 58-11½ set in 1985 by Willie Banks of the United States. 1999 — Jean Van de Velde’s triple bogey on the 72nd hole sets the stage for Paul Lawrie to become the first Scotsman to win the British Open in his native land since Tommy Armour in 1931. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 Some Potawatomi fled the federal relocation area back to their native land, establishing a reservation in Fulton, Michigan. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 China has caught the Western world off guard with its offering of bargain electric vehicles, with BYD leading the charge on the continent while gaining market share quickly in its native land. Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for native land 

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“Native land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native%20land. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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