patrie

patrie/pa.tʁi/

noun

the country of one's origin or ancestry

For Korean diaspora this is Korea itself, not just a hometown; 교포 use it when visiting or remembering food.

Examples

01
En atterrissant à Incheon, j'ai enfin senti que je retrouvais ma patrie après vingt ans.
When I landed in Seoul I finally felt I had returned to my homeland after twenty years.
02
L'odeur du ragoût de kimchi lui rappelle encore la patrie qu'elle a quittée enfant.
The smell of kimchi stew still reminds her of the homeland she left as a child.
03
En classe, il a raconté sa première visite dans la patrie de ses parents.
In class he wrote an essay about visiting his parents' homeland for the first time.

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