noun (n)

• the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

  kondisi kepunyaan tempat tertentu atau kumpulan dengan kebaikan sosial atau budaya etnik atau garis keturunan

  Example:
  His roots in Texas go back a long way.
  He went back to Sweden to search for his roots.
  His music has African roots.
  

  source: wordnet30