Editing Homeland (section)

{{Short description|Place associated with a collective identity}}
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A '''homeland''' is a place where a national or ethnic identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeland|title=Definition of Homeland|website=merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref> When used as a [[proper noun]], the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has [[ethnic nationalism|ethnic nationalist]] connotations. A homeland may also be referred to as a ''fatherland'', a ''motherland'', or a ''mother country'', depending on the [[culture]] and [[language]] of the nationality in question.