homegrown

adjective home·grown \ ˈhōm-ˈgrōn \

Updated on: 19 May 2018

Definition of homegrown

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

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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.

Recent Examples of homegrown from the Web

Last Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security extended its warning of homegrown terror threats to the US for the fifth time since December 2015.

— lisa rose, CNN, "US has 1,000 open ISIS investigations but a steep drop in prosecutions," 16 May 2018
Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country and has seen a recent resurgence in homegrown militancy.

— NBC News, "At least 2 dead after suicide bomb attacks on three churches in Indonesia," 13 May 2018
Neighborhoods such as Wynwood, Coconut Grove, and Brickell, as well as nearby downtown Fort Lauderdale, have become tech destinations, and homegrown startups such as WhereBy.

— patrick sisson, Curbed, "Miami’s growing tech scene tries to level up," 8 May 2018
Of late, both have reaped huge dividends from homegrown stars whose performance far exceeded their cost.

— tom krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "West looks too grisly for Padres — but could soften at opportune time," 29 Mar. 2018
Suddenly, a good homegrown strawberry is the most important thing in the world, and completely fictional.

— murr brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, "The strawberry of Dave’s dreams," 2 May 2018
Khamenei did so while urging followers of his Telegram channel to instead use homegrown platforms such as Soroush and Gap.

— david meyer, Fortune, "Iran Bans Telegram, an App Used By Half the Country," 1 May 2018
But the Mountain State is the bona fide birthplace of one beloved food item that has become much more familiar, in and out of the state, than these other homegrown delicacies — the pepperoni roll.

— chris stirewalt, Fox News, "Ready to rumble in West Virginia," 1 May 2018
The deal takes away another homegrown San Antonio company.

— dawn kopecki, Houston Chronicle, "Marathon to buy San Antonio's Andeavor for $23.3 billion," 30 Apr. 2018

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: grown or made at home or in your local area
: raised in or coming from your local area

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