native grounds
Where one belongs
Native grounds refers to the place where a person was born or raised, or more broadly, the region or environment where someone or something originated and feels most at home.
The phrase emphasizes rootedness and familiarity with a particular locale.
She returned to her native grounds after decades abroad.
It can also apply to animals or plants in their natural habitat.
The singular form native ground carries the same meaning.
- homelandOne's native land
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- mother countryNation of one's heritage
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- originStarting point or source
autochthonous · territory · habitation · soil · heritage · upbringing · roots · back home · cradles · sovereignty · belonging · ancestry · countryside · sense of place · niche · country of origin · terra firma · customs
native groundsforeign land
Another country
foreign country · abroad · overseas · exile · terra incognita
native groundsuncharted territory
Unmapped, unexplored area
hostile territory · enemy territory · unknown waters · no man's land · out of one's element
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