homegrown
Someone or something which originated locallySomeone or something which originated locally.
» We prefer to buy homegrown potatoes.
Ergulis · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesSomeone or something which originated locally.
(broadly, derogatory)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.
Examples
2 sentencesWe prefer to buy homegrown potatoes.
There are homegrown Christian sects in the Philippines, such as Iglesia ni Cristo and the Aglipayan Church.
Forms
plural: homegrownsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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