"home team" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-home team.ogg Forms: home teams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} home team (plural home teams)
  1. (idiomatic, sports) The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports Translations (team playing in its home territory or field): thuisploeg [common-gender] (Dutch), kotijoukkue (Finnish), équipe locale [feminine] (French), Heimmannschaft [feminine] (German), γηπεδούχος (gipedoúchos) (Greek), equipa da casa [feminine] (Portuguese), кома́нда хозяев (kománda xozjajev) (Russian), hemmalag [neuter] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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      "sense": "team playing in its home territory or field",
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    },
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