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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fisher stood up to New Zealand's bouncers and occasionally carved through the covers for a 76-ball half-century that was given a huge reception by the crowd on his home ground.

From BBC Jun. 19, 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

A stand at the club's home ground, the London Stadium, was named after Bonds in 2019.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

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

The Thirteens’ third game of the season took place on a hot Saturday afternoon at Ebster Field, the Fugees’ home ground in downtown Decatur.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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