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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One of Arizona's largest, most recognizable homegrown restaurant chains is shuttering 41 locations.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Rising pressure on Nvidia Huawei’s announcement comes as China promotes homegrown alternatives to Nvidia.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
As reported, homegrown talents Jonathan Anderson and Martine Rose will be competing against Miuccia Prada, Glenn Martens, Rick Owens and Willy Chavarria for Designer of the Year, the top honor.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Such insights would refine our understanding of the world’s roughly 7,000 tongues, clarifying which parts of a language are homegrown and which are the product of outside influence.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Rising pressure on Nvidia Huawei’s announcement comes as China promotes homegrown alternatives to Nvidia.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
As reported, homegrown talents Jonathan Anderson and Martine Rose will be competing against Miuccia Prada, Glenn Martens, Rick Owens and Willy Chavarria for Designer of the Year, the top honor.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Such insights would refine our understanding of the world’s roughly 7,000 tongues, clarifying which parts of a language are homegrown and which are the product of outside influence.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homegrown
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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