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roots

UK/ɹuːts/ US/ɹʊts/ fairly common

noun

1.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

  • “his roots in Texas go back a long way”
  • “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”
  • “his music has African roots”

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