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Meaning of home-grown | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Having been grown in one's home garden, etc., rather than in a larger agricultural production.
  2. Having been produced locally.

Examples

“Our neighbours brought us some beautiful home-grown tomatoes.”
“We not only have to cultivate our home-grown talent better, but we also need to stimulate the flow of talent into our country.”
“Beyond the mere existence of a dictionary, what is required is the acceptance of the notion of a home-grown standardised variety in the language community itself.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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