Homeland
Carrie's CIA drama
Homeland is the country or region where a person was born or has deep ancestral roots.
The word carries emotional weight—it suggests not just origin but belonging and identity: She returned to her homeland after forty years abroad.
Homeland can also refer to territories associated with particular ethnic groups, sometimes in contested political contexts.
Since 2001, homeland security has become a fixed phrase in American English, referring to domestic defense against terrorism.
One's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
lineage · ancestors · origin · soil · traditions · genealogy · forebears · bloodline
Sovereign state or territory
- nationSovereign political entity
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- bordersLines separating regions
territory · sovereignty · citizenship · allegiance · independence · constitution · anthem · republic
Longing for the past
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- belongingState of fitting in
- identityWho someone is
- memoryMind's retention capacity
exile · displacement · yearning · return · attachment · connection · comfort · familiarity
Indigenous peoples' sovereign territory
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- ancestral groundsTerritory of one's forebears
- nativeOriginating from a place
First Nations · Aboriginal · treaty · sovereignty · dispossession · reclamation · stewardship · dreaming
Intimidation through targeted violence
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- TSAAirport screening agency
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
threat · protection · defense · agencies · counterterrorism · national security · vigilance · checkpoints
motherland
One's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
roots · lineage · ancestors · origin · soil · traditions · genealogy · forebears · bloodline · patrimony
country
Sovereign state or territory
- nationSovereign political entity
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- flagCloth symbol or signal
borders · territory · sovereignty · citizenship · allegiance · independence · constitution · anthem · republic · state
nostalgia
Longing for the past
memory · exile · displacement · yearning · return · attachment · connection · comfort · familiarity · warmth
tribal lands
Indigenous peoples' sovereign territory
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- ancestral groundsTerritory of one's forebears
native · First Nations · Aboriginal · treaty · sovereignty · dispossession · reclamation · stewardship · dreaming · connection
terrorism
Intimidation through targeted violence
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- TSAAirport screening agency
intelligence · threat · protection · defense · agencies · counterterrorism · national security · vigilance · checkpoints · screening
- BaltimoreBaltimore, Orioles, Johns Hopkins, Fort McHenry, crab cakes
- political fictiondystopia, utopia, Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1984, dystopian fiction
- Military TV/FilmMASH, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, JAG, NCIS
- Blok WorksCrossroads
- Polk CountyLakeland, Mulberry, Dundee, Davenport, Kathleen
- Maryland PlacesBaltimore, Annapolis, Ocean City, Chesapeake Bay, Bethesda
Homelandforeign land
Another country
foreign country · abroad · diaspora · host country · new country
Homelandexile
Banishment from homeland
banishment · diaspora · refugee camp · statelessness · wandering
Homelandenemy territory
Area controlled by opponents
occupied territory · colony · no man's land · frontier · borderland
- Homeland SecurityFederal domestic protection agency