[Lexicog] Equivalents for German "Heimat"

[Marco Baroni]

I think there is no proper translation for Heimat in Italian, either.

"Patria" works for the more political meaning -- country one belongs to
and should defend in case of a war? -- and at least to me it has a vaguely
negative connotation because it was over-used during fascism and it
strongly collocates with war-related terms.

"Casa" in the sense of English "home sweet home" (but, as far as I can
tell, we don't even distinguish between "home" and "house", either -- they
are both "casa").

Regards,

Marco


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