tanah air

/ˈtanah ˈair/

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
Saat mendarat di Incheon, aku merasa kembali ke tanah air setelah dua puluh tahun.
When I landed in Seoul I finally felt I had returned to my homeland after twenty years.
02
Bau sup kimchi masih mengingatkannya pada tanah air yang ditinggalkannya saat kecil.
The smell of kimchi stew still reminds her of the homeland she left as a child.
03
Di kelas ia menulis esai tentang kunjungan pertama ke tanah air orang tuanya.
In class he wrote an essay about visiting his parents' homeland for the first time.

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