(someone's) native soil



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(someone's) native soil

The country or geographical area in which someone was born and/or raised. Though I've spent most of my adult life in London, it's always nice to return to my native soil of Shanghai, if even for just a few days.
See also: native, soil

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Concettinakon-chet-TEE-nahItalian
Hall[hɔ:l]
Amadi (2)-Western African, Yoruba
Good[gud]
ArmasAHR-mahsFinnish
Nikolaj-Danish, Slovene