home soil
Where you're from
Home soil is one's native land or country, especially in contexts of national pride, sports, or military defense: The team has never lost on home soil.
The phrase evokes territorial belonging and the advantage of familiar ground.
A victory on home soil carries special significance; an invasion of home soil demands response.
- native landCountry of origin
- nativeOriginating from a place
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
ground · country · motherland · backyard · familiar · belonging · advantage · patriotism · local · domestic · earth · comfort zone · playing · field · hearth · birthplace · fatherland · origin
- homelandmotherland, fatherland, native land, birthplace, patria
territorial familiarity/belonging
home soilenemy territory
Area controlled by opponents
hostile territory · foreign land · abroad · overseas · occupied territory
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