homelands是什么意思？

homelands

• n. 祖国，家乡( homeland的名词复数 )，（南非种族隔离制度下的）黑人家园；

例句

• European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II. 二战以后欧洲移出原籍的家庭被鼓励移居澳大利亚.
• Many tell tales and ancient myths from their faraway homelands. 许多说故事人会叙说祖国的传说及远古神话.
• Many travel to their ancestral homelands to renew ties with their kin. 不少人因此回到祖籍老家和宗亲们重新建立起宗族关系.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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  祖国
  Your homeland is your native country.
  例句
  Many are planning to return to their homeland. 很多人正计划回到自己的祖国去。
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  “黑人家园”（指过去南非种族隔离制度下的黑人有一定自治权的地区）
  The homelands were regions within South Africa in which black South Africans had a limited form of self-government.