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homegrown

adj

Etymology

From home + grown.

  1. inherited from growen
  2. formed as homegrown — “home + grown”

Definitions

  1. Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country

    Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous.

    • Each spring they planted a garden and each summer they enjoyed homegrown vegetables.

  2. Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place

    Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place; local; native; self-produced.

    • The young politician is a homegrown talent we are all proud of here.

  3. Someone or something which originated locally.

    • Union head coach Jim Curtin, a lifelong Philadelphian, has made it clear that signing homegrowns will be a priority for him moving forward.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A native citizen of a country, especially a criminal, who has an ethnic, cultural and/or…

      A native citizen of a country, especially a criminal, who has an ethnic, cultural and/or religious background that is different from the country’s historical majority, and is therefore perceived as foreign despite formal citizenship.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA