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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Her hometown of Redwood, N.Y., has fewer than 500 residents.
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Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Glo highlighted her achievements on Instagram later in the day, which included purchasing a piece of land in her hometown.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Lorenzen was becoming a regular winner at O’Hare Stadium’s quarter-mile oval near his hometown, and the lure of a NASCAR return became strong.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Things took a turn for the worse at the end of 2018 after Aaron Rodgers posted a video talking about the California wildfires, including how many people had been affected near his hometown.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Glo highlighted her achievements on Instagram later in the day, which included purchasing a piece of land in her hometown.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Lorenzen was becoming a regular winner at O’Hare Stadium’s quarter-mile oval near his hometown, and the lure of a NASCAR return became strong.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Things took a turn for the worse at the end of 2018 after Aaron Rodgers posted a video talking about the California wildfires, including how many people had been affected near his hometown.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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