A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a
building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a
family can live and store personal property. Most modern-day
households contain sanitary facilities and a means of preparing
food. Animals have their own homes as well, either living in the
wild or shared with humans in a domesticated environment. "Home"
is also used to refer to the geographical area (whether it be a
suburb, town, city or country) in which a person grew up or
feels they belong, or it can refer to the native habitat of a
wild animal. Sometimes, as an alternative to the definition of
"home" as a physical locale ("Home is where you hang your hat"),
home may be perceived to have no physical location, instead,
home may relate instead to a mental or emotional state of refuge
or comfort. Popular sayings along these lines are "Home is where
the heart is" or "You can never go home again". There are
cultures in which homes are mobile such as nomadic peoples.
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