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English word for a trip... edit
...for the purpose of visiting relatives in your country of origin, after already settling down in another country? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.1.40 (talk) 05:18, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- Maybe a return visit? -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ [your turn] 05:32, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not really able to answer your question, but a term of reference that was in use by Americans for country of origin was "the old country". The sorts of "old countries" commonly referenced by this term of reference were I think generally in the vicinity of Europe. This is all anecdotal so please take with grain of salt. Bus stop (talk) 05:35, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- I hear "go back home" sometimes. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:43, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- Which, from that, homecoming would work. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 12:42, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
- Except "homecoming" sometimes has the connotation that the return is a more permanent one, particularly in the context of a return from an extended period spent living somewhere else, or traveling. "A visit home" is the phrase I would choose to meet the OP's original context, though clearly not a single word. Snow (talk) 11:01, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
- Which, from that, homecoming would work. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 12:42, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
- I hear "go back home" sometimes. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:43, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not really able to answer your question, but a term of reference that was in use by Americans for country of origin was "the old country". The sorts of "old countries" commonly referenced by this term of reference were I think generally in the vicinity of Europe. This is all anecdotal so please take with grain of salt. Bus stop (talk) 05:35, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- "Pilgrimage" comes to mind. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
- There is no specific word. @OP: Do you speak a language that has a specific word for that occasion? Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 23:33, 24 June 2012 (UTC)