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homesick

 
Dictionary: home·sick   (hōm'sĭk') pronunciation
adj.
Acutely longing for one's family or home.

homesickness home'sick'ness n.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Unhappy at being away from familiar things or persons.

pronunciation I got homesick when I was at camp for two weeks.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
  Synonym: nostalgic


Translations: Homesick
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som har hjemve

Nederlands (Dutch)
naar huis verlangend, heimwee hebbend

Français (French)
adj. - qui a le mal du pays, qui s'ennuie de ses parents (un enfant)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heimwehkrank

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νοσταλγικός/-ός, που νοσταλγεί την πατρίδα ή το σπίτι

Italiano (Italian)
nostalgico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - saudoso do lar ou família

Русский (Russian)
тоскующий по дому

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nostálgico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemsjuk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
思家的, 思乡病的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 思家的, 思鄉病的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 회향병의, 고향을 몹시 그리워 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ホームシックの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متشوق للعودة إلى الوطن والاسرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתגעגע הבייתה‬


 
 
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