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53. Its from the 1660s

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:58 PM

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And is derived ultimately from Old English.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/homeland?utm_source=app

1660s, from home (n.) + land (n.). Old English hamland meant "enclosed pasture." Not in Century Dictionary (U.S., 1910); in more extensive use in U.S. after 2001

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STOP with the Homeland crap. We are the UNITED STATES ! [View all] 4bonhoffer 16 hrs ago OP

DURec leftstreet 16 hrs ago #1

The homeland for this country is actually England Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #2

Well, some of my relatives were already here. txwhitedove 14 hrs ago #29

Golly Dave Id 13 hrs ago #48

I've always thought so The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #3

The first time he used it, I was like... ybbor 15 hrs ago #19

Exactly my reaction relayerbob 15 hrs ago #22

Doesn't seem very "united" luv2fly 16 hrs ago #4

Homeland even predated the Germans ITAL 16 hrs ago #5

Its from the 1660s The Revolution 12 hrs ago #53

And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #56

"Die Heimat," German for The Homeland, is now the name of Germany's far-right neo-Nazi political party Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #6

Fatherland! usonian 16 hrs ago #7

Nazis used "fatherland," I thought gulliver 16 hrs ago #8

They used "die Heimat," the homeland, more frequently. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #9

Interesting. It does seem they used both a lot. gulliver 15 hrs ago #12

I agree: PCIntern 15 hrs ago #10

Thank you I completely agree. AltairIV 15 hrs ago #11

100% CONCUR. But Hey---Dubya IS The Grandson Of Pro-Nazi Prescott. ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #13

Hear! Hear! EarthFirst 15 hrs ago #14

I hated that Nazi phrasing from its start IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #15

How about "The Fatherland" instead? Martin Eden 15 hrs ago #16

How about Motherland? BattleRow 14 hrs ago #39

Like "Mother Russia", maybe JustABozoOnThisBus 14 hrs ago #41

For a guy who nods off in meetings,amazing he still "woke". BattleRow 13 hrs ago #45

Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #65

And Trump said he wasn't going to learn that damn Spanish language! BattleRow 11 hrs ago #66

Too Russian. AZ8theist 14 hrs ago #43

England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 13 hrs ago #49

Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #59

Always sounded weird to me. Creepy even. paleotn 15 hrs ago #17

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 15 hrs ago #18

I also destest the use of ' the Heartland' to describe the rural Midwest. Even more when those living there are called Celerity 15 hrs ago #20

That was always White Supremacy dog whistle. Iggo 13 hrs ago #47

There's nothing wrong with the term as they used it. "Fatherland" would be different Callie1979 15 hrs ago #21

See post 32. niyad 14 hrs ago #34

Still much ado about nothing. Many words weren't used 25yrs ago. Callie1979 13 hrs ago #51

So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad 12 hrs ago #61

Your words. Never considered this word anything other than what it IS. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #63

German "fatherland" and Russia's "motherland"... both make me cringe...as "homeland" does. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #23

Actually, the only time I don't mind the word "homeland" is in the closing lyric of Edelweiss. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #24

I agree rhiannon55 10 hrs ago #68

When GW McIdiot created the Department of Homeland Security I thought ... aggiesal 14 hrs ago #25

Homeland WAS Nazi Germany Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #26

Mainland is a better term. Kablooie 14 hrs ago #27

That would exclude Alaska and Hawaii Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #62

News radio in the car. BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #28

Like a wise man once said: Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #30

Thank you for this great post Scubamatt 14 hrs ago #31

That term is not part of American political terminology prior to Bush JHB 14 hrs ago #32

Exactly. nt SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #40

Thank you. It bugs the hell out of me as well. niyad 14 hrs ago #33

ding. this. AllaN01Bear 14 hrs ago #35

Absolutely nailed it! You connected it/us to its insidious nature. N/T slumcamper 14 hrs ago #36

I agree with your sentiment and have thought that since 9/11. llmart 14 hrs ago #37

K & R SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #38

I agree NHvet 14 hrs ago #42

I agree! Americanme 13 hrs ago #44

"Homeland Security" has been a masturbatory term for American Nazis since day one. Iggo 13 hrs ago #46

the word "homeland" has much too much garbage attached to it to make it a descriptor of the United States. patphil 13 hrs ago #50

I've felt this way since they started using it. Sickens me. Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #52

Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #54

Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #55

I agree 100% spanone 12 hrs ago #57

If my memory serves me well The Wizard 12 hrs ago #58

Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 12 hrs ago #60

Amen! Marvin Jones 12 hrs ago #64

You're right Renew Deal 10 hrs ago #67

I learned something new today! ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #69

Code word for their fellow B.See 9 hrs ago #70

I also agree Ialwaysvote 9 hrs ago #71

The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 8 hrs ago #72

Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat 8 hrs ago #73

I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey 3 hrs ago #74

Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner 3 hrs ago #75

The word "national" used to work just fine! colorado_ufo 2 hrs ago #76