Homegrown

/ˈhoʊmˌɡroʊn/ adjective

Definition

Something produced or developed locally in your own country rather than imported from elsewhere.

Etymology

A compound of 'home' (Old English 'ham' meaning dwelling) and 'grown' (past participle of grow). This word gained popularity in the 20th century to describe locally-produced goods and locally-developed talent.

Kelly Says

The word became super popular during wartime when countries couldn't import stuff and had to develop their own industries—it's why governments still love saying 'homegrown talent' because it makes people feel proud of local excellence.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የምእራብ እና እንደ እናት
ye-me-rab en-de en-nat
ARالعربية
محلي
mah-lee
BNবাংলা
স্থানীয়
shth-a-ne-ee-yah
CACatalà
propi
pro-pee
CSČeština
domácí
do-ma-ch-ee
DADansk
opvokset hjemme
op-voks-et hem-me
DEDeutsch
heimisch angebaut
haym-ish an-bay-awt
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοφυής
aw-toh-fy-es
ESEspañol
de cultivo propio
deh kool-tee-vo pro-pio
FAفارسی
بومی
boo-mee
FISuomi
kotimaiset
ko-ti-mai-set
FRFrançais
cultivé localement
kool-tee-veh loh-kah-man
GUGU
સ્વદેશી
swa-desh-ee
HAHA
gona
go-na
HEעברית
מקומי
me-ko-mee
HIहिन्दी
स्वदेशी
swa-deshi
HUMagyar
hazai termesztés
ha-zai ter-mes-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
tumbuh sendiri
tum-buh sen-di
IGIG
nwata-akwa
n-wa-ta-ak-wa
ITItaliano
coltivato localmente
kol-tee-va-to loh-kah-men-te
JA日本語
自生自養
jisho jiyō
KKKK
орыс
o-rys
KMKM
ការប្រមូលផល
ka-ar-pra-moo-l-phal
KO한국어
지역 자재
ji-yeok ja-jae
MRMR
स्वदेशी
swa-desh-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
tumbuh sendiri
tum-buh sen-di
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်တိုင် စိုက်
ko-e-tai-s-oi-t
NLNederlands
lokaal geteeld
loh-kah-al ge-teeld
NONorsk
oppvokst hjemme
opp-voks-t hem-me
PAPA
ਘਰੇ
ghar-ay
PLPolski
wyhodowany lokalnie
v-ee-ho-do-va-nyy loh-kah-l-nee
PTPortuguês
cultivado localmente
kool-tee-va-do loh-kah-men-te
RORomână
crescut local
kre-skut loh-kah-l
RUРусский
местный
mes-tnyy
SVSvenska
uppvuxen hemma
oop-vux-en hem-ma
SWKiswahili
ulimaji wa nyumbani
oo-lee-ma-ji wa nyu-m-ba-ni
TAதமிழ்
உள்நாட்டு
ul-na-ttu
TEతెలుగు
స్థానిక
sth-a-ni-ka
THไทย
ปลูกเอง
pluak yen
TLTL
naka-tanim
na-ka-ti-nim
TRTürkçe
yerel yetiştirilmiş
yer-el yeh-tee-shri-li-sh
UKУкраїнська
вирощений місцево
vee-ro-shchen-nya mіs-tse-vo
URاردو
محلی
mah-lee
VITiếng Việt
cây trồng trong nước
cay-trong trong nuoc
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ́
aw-on ee-gba-gbo
ZH中文
本地种植
bén dì zhòng zhí
ZUZU
ukuthula kwakho
oo-koo-thoo-la kwa-kho

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