homegrown
adjective
home·grown
ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 
1
: grown or produced at home or in a particular local area
homegrown vegetables
homegrown films
2
: native to or characteristic of a particular area
the festival will feature homegrown artists
Examples of homegrown in a Sentence
The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.
The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.
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The impact of Canadians turning to homegrown goods could add around 10 billion Canadian dollars to the country’s economy and hike its GDP by around 0.3 percentage points, according to research from Robert Kavcic, director of economics at BMO Capital Markets.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 May 2025
All are homegrown players who should take on importance, particularly with the Kings’ farm system lacking in NHL-ready prospects.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But even as China emerged as a major car manufacturer, its homegrown brands were still seen as second-rate.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Policy support Excitement around Chinese AI picked up in late January after homegrown DeepSeek released a free AI model and chatbot that rivaled OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 May 2025
All are homegrown players who should take on importance, particularly with the Kings’ farm system lacking in NHL-ready prospects.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But even as China emerged as a major car manufacturer, its homegrown brands were still seen as second-rate.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Policy support Excitement around Chinese AI picked up in late January after homegrown DeepSeek released a free AI model and chatbot that rivaled OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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homegrown
adjective
home·grown
ˈhōm-ˈgrōn
1
: grown or made at home or nearby
homegrown vegetables
2
: native to or characteristic of a particular place
homegrown artists
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