Idiom
native soil
Meaning
The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finally returned to his native soil after many years away.”
“After living abroad for a decade, she felt a deep sense of peace upon stepping back onto her native soil.”
“The aging soldier expressed a final wish to be buried in his native soil, the quiet valley where he had spent his childhood.”
Examples
simple
“He finally returned to his native soil after many years away.”
contextual
“After living abroad for a decade, she felt a deep sense of peace upon stepping back onto her native soil.”
complex
“The aging soldier expressed a final wish to be buried in his native soil, the quiet valley where he had spent his childhood.”
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