GRE vocabulary
Hiraeth
A deep longing for something, especially one's home or country, that may not exist anymore or may be unattainable; a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return
Example
"The old sailor spoke of his hiraeth for the sea, a place he could no longer venture due to his failing health."
Etymology
From Welsh, meaning 'longing, yearning, nostalgia'.
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