home state
Where you're from
Home state is the U.S. state where someone was born, raised, or maintains legal residence.
Politicians tout their home state credentials; college students return to their home state for holidays.
The term implies a connection deeper than current address: She moved to California but still considers Texas her home state.
- native landCountry of origin
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- domicilePermanent legal residence
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- residencePlace one inhabits
voter registration · driver's license · roots · hometown · community ties · local boy · family ties · nation · identity · heritage · license plates · upbringing · belonging · country of origin · country · permanent residence · local economy · citizenship
- local pridehometown pride, civic pride, regional pride, community roots, neighborhood pride
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir