DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 Home a.
 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
 3. Games  In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a) Baseball The plate at which the batter stands; same as home base and home plate. (b) Lacrosse The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player.
 Home base or Home plate Baseball, the base at which the batter stands when batting, and which is the last base to be reached in scoring a run.
 Home farm, grounds, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner.
 Home lot, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U. S.]
 Home rule, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament.
 Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule.
 Home stretch Sport., that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post.
 Home thrust, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack.

 home rule
      n : self-government in local matters by a city or county that is
          part of a national government