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In some senses, homegrown is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.
VERB + HOMEGROWN
buy, enjoyed, prefer
HOMEGROWN + NOUN
christian, potatoes, sects, talent, vegetables
PREP.
in
adj
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.
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.
One had never stepped in a rowing boat until 2008, the other will return to serve in the Royal Artillery in September. But Glover and Stanning will now go down in the record books as the first homegrown gold medallists of the London 2012 Olympics.
noun
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.
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.
Each spring they planted a garden and each summer they enjoyed homegrown vegetables.
WiktionaryThe young politician is a homegrown talent we are all proud of here.
WiktionaryOne had never stepped in a rowing boat until 2008, the other will return to serve in the Royal Artillery in September. But Glover and Stanning will now go down in the record books as the first homegro
WiktionaryUnion head coach Jim Curtin, a lifelong Philadelphian, has made it clear that signing homegrowns will be a priority for him moving forward.
WiktionaryThere are homegrown Christian sects in the Philippines, such as Iglesia ni Cristo and the Aglipayan Church.
Tatoeba · #10524893We prefer to buy homegrown potatoes.
Tatoeba · #13119702i Register
In some senses, homegrown is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.