Urheimat

//ˈʊə(ɹ).haɪ.mɑːt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of urheimat. alt-of
  2. 2
    The original homeland of an ethnic group, particularly the speakers of a proto-language; the cradleland. especially, historical

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ur homelandur-homeland

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"The Arabian peninsula has long been accepted as the original Semitic Urheimat by a majority of scholars."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Urheimat (“original homeland”).

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