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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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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

Would have been easy to give in to pressure, being sent to the monitor like that, especially at City's home ground, but he stuck with his decision.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Opened in 2017, the venue is best known as the home ground of French Top 14 rugby club Racing 92 and for having played host to the swimming events at the Olympics last year.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 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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