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home ground

American  

noun

  1. an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar.

    When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.
home ground British  

noun

  1. a familiar area or topic

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The game will be played at Atalanta's home ground in Bergamo.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Fans held up placards showing '7', Ronaldo's shirt number, in the seventh minute of the game at Al Nassr's home ground in Riyadh.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Australia's makeshift masterstroke of moving Head to opener paid off once again as the South Australian smacked a sublime 170 on his home ground to put the Test beyond England.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Neser lengthens Australia's batting at number eight and has the experience of the Gabba being his home ground, but only Warne and McGrath have more wickets than Lyon in Brisbane.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Forgot why he left in the first place and was forced to sneak into his own home ground.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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