ancient homeland
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- originStarting point or source
heritage · tribe · migration · promised · sacred · native · indigenous · lineage · bloodline · territory · soil · ancestors · return · longing · myth · legend · clan · birthright
temporal origin
ancient homelandnew country
Recently established sovereign state
new world · frontier · colony · settlement · new home
belonging vs. displacement
ancient homelandexile
Banishment from homeland
foreign land · diaspora · hostile territory · occupied territory · occupied land
permanence vs. transience
ancient homelandwaystation
Intermediate stopping point
transit point · stopover · way station · temporary shelter · transit camp