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Meaning of home(a) in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    home(a)

    Definitions

    1. inside the country

    Examples

    • « the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior »
    • « the nation's internal politics »

    Synonyms

    • domestic
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    home(a)

    Definitions

    1. used of your own ground

    Examples

    • « a home game »

    Antonyms

    • away

Famous quotes

  • « Well, I just said that Jesus and I were both Jewish and that neither of us ever had a job, we never had a home, we never married and we traveled around the countryside irritating people. »
    Kinky Friedman
  • « I want any excuse to come home. My dad is not a spring chicken any more. If anyone says, 'Go buy a postage stamp in London,' I'll go and do it. »
    Emily Mortimer
  • « It's not about finding a home so much as finding yourself. »
    Jason Behr
  • « Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach. »
    Chris Van Hollen
  • « A recent Pew Hispanic survey found that more than 70 percent of illegal immigrants from Mexico are interested in a guest-worker program and then returning home. »
    John Shadegg

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