homeland

n. native land, fatherland, country in which one was born, country to which one belongs

A homeland (rel. country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory (cultural geography) to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the  country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin. When used as a proper noun, the word, as well as its cognates in other languages (ie. Heimatland in German) often have ethnic nationalist connotations: Fatherland, Motherland, Mother country, each having some distinct interpretation according to nationality or historical usage.
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Noun
1. the country where you were born
(synonym) fatherland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land
(hypernym) country, state, land
(hyponym) old country

n. homeland, native land, fatherland, country in which one was born, country to which one belongs

= homeland.
Nota: En Sud †frica, término utilizado para referirse a una región dentro del país donde vive la región de raza negra.
Ex: During the late 70s and early 80s national library services were established in South Africa's 10 homelands as a by-product of the apartheid policy.