"homelands" in Chinese (Simplified)
家园祖国
Definition
指某个群体（如社区或民族）最初来自或视为祖国的地方。 "Homelands" 也可以指人们具有强烈文化或情感联系的地区。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
是复数形式，常用于群体（民族、社区），不用于个人（个人用 'homeland'）。有情感、历史或政治含义。南非历史中 'homelands' 特指种族隔离政策下为黑人设立的地区。
Examples
Many people had to leave their homelands during the war.
许多人在战争期间不得不离开自己的**家园**。
Immigrants often miss their homelands.
移民常常思念他们的**祖国**。
The festival celebrates different world homelands.
这个节日庆祝世界上不同的**家园**。
People carry traditions from their homelands wherever they go.
人们无论走到哪里都会带着自己**家园**的传统。
Some songs remind us of our distant homelands.
有些歌曲让我们想起遥远的**家园**。
The policy forced entire communities out of their homelands.
这项政策迫使整个社区离开自己的**家园**。