Phrase guide

home ground

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sports team's own ground, which is used for their home games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home turf, home pitch, home field

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ground

2

noun

Meaning 2

An area, place, or situation where one feels familiar or at home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home turf, home pitch, home field

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a marine habitat
  • he felt safe on his home grounds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: habitat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: environment, environs, surroundings, surround

Narrower terms: habitation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 主場 /主场 (zhǔchǎng) — team's own ground
  • Danish: hjemmebane — team's own ground
  • Finnish: kotikenttä — team's own ground
  • Japanese: ホームグラウンド (hōmuguraundo) — team's own ground
  • Korean: 홈구장 (homgujang) — team's own ground
  • Korean: 홈그라운드 (homgeuraundeu) — team's own ground
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjemmebane — team's own ground
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heimebane — team's own ground
  • Swedish: hemmaplan — team's own ground
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主場 /主场 (zhǔchǎng) — where one feels familiar
  • Finnish: oma maa — where one feels familiar
  • Hungarian: hazai pálya — where one feels familiar
  • Japanese: ホームグラウンド (hōmuguraundo) — where one feels familiar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjemmebane — where one feels familiar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heimebane — where one feels familiar