roots (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *roots*:
NOUN	state	roots	the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural / cultural lineage

roots > pronunciation
Sounds	ruw'ts
Rhymes	grassroots

English > *roots*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural / cultural lineage.
Examples	"his roots in Texas go back a long way" "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots" "his music has African roots"
Broader	condition	A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

HyperDic: roots