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noun [C or U] (ORIGIN)
 
 
/həʊm/ US  /hoʊm/

Definition

A1 someone's or something's place of origin, or the place where a person feels they belong: I live in London, but my home (= where I was born) is in Yorkshire. I was actually born in New Zealand, but I've lived in England for so long that it feels like home now.Home
(Definition of home noun (ORIGIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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