hometown
noun
home·town
ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n 
often attributive
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
also
: the place of one's principal residence
Examples of hometown in a Sentence
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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The movie, which follows two cousins on a trip to their late grandmother’s hometown in Poland, recently tied with Deadpool & Wolverine for best comedy at the Critics Choice Awards.
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
New to their hometown in Season 3 is a guinea pig news station, a rumbling kitten sports stadium, and a whimsical magic shop.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Deven Stewart, 32, was headed east on the westbound side of Mast Boulevard in his hometown of Santee when his vehicle crashed head-on into an oncoming SUV near Magnolia Avenue, officials said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Lamar and Alford met as students at Centennial High School in their hometown of Compton, California.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
New to their hometown in Season 3 is a guinea pig news station, a rumbling kitten sports stadium, and a whimsical magic shop.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Deven Stewart, 32, was headed east on the westbound side of Mast Boulevard in his hometown of Santee when his vehicle crashed head-on into an oncoming SUV near Magnolia Avenue, officials said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Lamar and Alford met as students at Centennial High School in their hometown of Compton, California.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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