home country

noun

The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.

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Meanings

nounhome country (plural home countries)

plural home countries

  1. The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.

Translations

Arabic وَطَن, مَوْطِن
  • وَطَن (waṭan)country where a person was born and raised
  • مَوْطِن (mawṭin)country where a person was born and raised
  • مَنْشَأ (manšaʔ)country where a person was born and raised
Bulgarian роди́на
  • роди́на (rodína)country where a person was born and raised
Chinese Mandarin 祖國 /祖国, 故鄉 /故乡
  • 祖國 /祖国 (zǔguó)country where a person was born and raised
  • 故鄉 /故乡 (gùxiāng)country where a person was born and raised
  • 家鄉 /家乡 (jiāxiāng)country where a person was born and raised
  • 原籍國 /原籍国country where a person was born and raised
Danish hjemland
  • hjemlandcountry where a person was born and raised
Dutch thuisland
  • thuislandcountry where a person was born and raised
Estonian kodumaa
  • kodumaacountry where a person was born and raised
Finnish kotimaa
  • kotimaacountry where a person was born and raised
French patrie
  • patriecountry where a person was born and raised
German Heimatland, Heimat
  • Heimatlandcountry where a person was born and raised
  • Heimatcountry where a person was born and raised
  • Vaterlandcountry where a person was born and raised
Greek πατρίδα
  • πατρίδα (patrída)country where a person was born and raised
Hindi वतन
  • वतन (vatan)country where a person was born and raised
Hungarian hon, haza
  • honcountry where a person was born and raised
  • hazacountry where a person was born and raised
Italian patria
  • patriacountry where a person was born and raised
Japanese 母国, 本国
  • 母国 (bokoku)country where a person was born and raised
  • 本国 (hongoku)country where a person was born and raised
  • ハイマート (haimāto)country where a person was born and raised
  • 祖国 (sokoku)country where a person was born and raised
Korean 본국
  • 본국 (bon'guk)country where a person was born and raised
Norwegian Bokmål hjemland, heimland
  • hjemlandcountry where a person was born and raised
  • heimlandcountry where a person was born and raised
Persian وطن
  • وطن (vatan)country where a person was born and raised
Polish ojczyzna
  • ojczyznacountry where a person was born and raised
Portuguese pátria
  • pátriacountry where a person was born and raised
Russian ро́дина, родна́я страна́
  • ро́дина (ródina)country where a person was born and raised
  • родна́я страна́ (rodnája straná)country where a person was born and raised
  • оте́чество (otéčestvo)country where a person was born and raised
  • отчи́зна (otčízna)country where a person was born and raised
Slovak domovina
  • domovinacountry where a person was born and raised
Spanish patria
  • patriacountry where a person was born and raised
Swedish hemland
  • hemlandcountry where a person was born and raised
Urdu وطن
  • وطن (vatan)country where a person was born and raised
Cite this entry
APA

home country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20country

MLA

“home country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20country. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home country,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20country.

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