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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Which is to say nothing of the literal value of developing homegrown careers — tens of millions of euros potentially.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Ukraine is thought to have received relatively small donations of long-range Western weapons, often using long-range strike drones to attack far over the border or its homegrown long-range missile stockpiles, which have never been subject to restrictions.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Photos: Ukraine’s battlefield drones Ukraine’s innovation in unmanned aerial systems is a homegrown response to an asymmetrical war.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
This spending can build homegrown enterprises that create jobs and result in greater economic diversity, with businesses more able to weather downturns.
—Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Ukraine is thought to have received relatively small donations of long-range Western weapons, often using long-range strike drones to attack far over the border or its homegrown long-range missile stockpiles, which have never been subject to restrictions.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Photos: Ukraine’s battlefield drones Ukraine’s innovation in unmanned aerial systems is a homegrown response to an asymmetrical war.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
This spending can build homegrown enterprises that create jobs and result in greater economic diversity, with businesses more able to weather downturns.
—Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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