one's home region; one's native province
Refers to one's hometown or home province, often with a nostalgic or provincial flavor. The kanji spelling 国表 is historical and rarely seen in modern writing.
He returned to his home province for the first time in a long while.
A letter arrived from my parents back home.
Compound of 国 (kuni, 'province, country') and 表 (omote, 'front, surface'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now rare and mostly replaced by 故郷 or 地元.