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Homegrown

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. not-comparable

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

  2. 2
    Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place; local; native; self-produced. broadly, not-comparable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    grown or originating in a particular place wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    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. broadly, derogatory

Etymology

Etymology 1

From home + grown.

Etymology 2

From home + grown.

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