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kotimaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • domestic adj Relating to the home or family life.
  • home noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  • homeland noun The country a person considers home, often their country of birth or ancestry.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • motherland noun One's native country, especially spoken of with strong emotional or patriotic attachment.

Senses

kotimaa is used for these senses in English:

  • domestic Internal to a specific country.
  • home One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
  • home country The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.
  • homeland The country that one regards as home.
  • homeland (South Africa, historical) An area set aside for black South Africans under the policy of apartheid.
  • land A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
  • motherland Country of origin.

domestic — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the home or family life.
  2. adj Occurring or made within one's own country, as opposed to abroad.
  3. noun A dispute or violent incident within a household, especially between partners.

home — full definition

  1. noun The place where someone lives, especially with their family.
  2. adj Relating to one's own dwelling or country, as opposed to abroad.
  3. adv To or at one's place of residence.

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