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Homeland vs Hometown - What's the difference?

homeland | hometown |

As nouns the difference between homeland and hometown

is that homeland is one's country of residence while hometown is an individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main 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.

    • hometown

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

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