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Homeland vs Homeless - What's the difference?

homeland | homeless |

As a noun homeland

is one's country of residence.

As an adjective homeless is

lacking a permanent place of residence.

homeland

English

Noun

(wikipedia homeland)
  • One's country of residence.
  • One's country of birth.
  • The traditional territory of an ethnic group.
  • (South Africa, historical) An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.

    • homeless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lacking a permanent place of residence.
    • Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.

    Derived terms

    * homeless dumping * homeless shelter * homelessness

    Related terms

    * home

    See also

    * destitute * bum * unhoused * transient