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homegrowns

homegrowns is the plural of homegrown.

Meaning of homegrown

Noun

homegrown (plural homegrowns)

  1. Someone or something which originated locally.
    • Union head coach Jim Curtin, a lifelong Philadelphian, has made it clear that signing homegrowns will be a priority for him moving forward.2015 July 14, Dave Zeitlin, “Will Philadelphia Union's high-school create USA's next soccer stars?”, in The Guardian
  2. (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.

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Questions about homegrowns

What is homegrowns the plural of?
Homegrowns is the plural of homegrown.

Words near homegrowns in the dictionary

  1. homegoings
  2. homeground
  3. homegroup
  4. homegroups
  5. homegrown
  6. homegrowns
  7. homeiness
  8. homeish
  9. homekeeper
  10. homekeepers
  11. homekeeping

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