home state

noun

The state of the United States of America in which a person was born or raised or currently resides.

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Meanings

nounhome state (plural home states)

plural home states · alternative homestate

  1. The state of the United States of America in which a person was born or raised or currently resides.
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    It is unclear where Haley’s campaign goes from here. Until now, she has powered through the losses, fuelled in part by Americans for Prosperity Action, a powerful funding arm affiliated with the Koch network. But AFP Action abandoned the Haley campaign after she lost in South Carolina, her home state.

    2024 February 27, Alice Herman, “[Donald] Trump defeats [Nikki] Haley in Michigan primary but warning signs appear”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2024
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APA

home state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20state

MLA

“home state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20state.

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