地ち縁えん

noun

territorial relationship; regional bond

Refers to social ties based on shared locality, such as neighborhood or hometown connections. Often contrasted with 血縁 (blood ties).

• 地ち縁えんによるコミュニティは、都と市し部ぶでは弱よわまりつつある。

  Communities based on regional ties are weakening in urban areas.

• 血けつ縁えんだけでなく地ち縁えんも大たい切せつにしたい。

  I want to value not only blood ties but also local bonds.