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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Thousands of Dodgers fans poured into the stadium Friday for the hometown celebration of the franchise’s eighth World Series title, which includes the team’s early decades in Brooklyn.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The goal was to immerse students in McMurtry's hometown and encourage them to find a story to tell in the town of about 1,500 people.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Netflix released a concert film this week of Rodrigo's stop in her hometown of Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Per his post, Vassos takes these four men on hometown dates this season:
Jordan Heller, a 61-year-old senior sales executive from Chicago.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The goal was to immerse students in McMurtry's hometown and encourage them to find a story to tell in the town of about 1,500 people.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Netflix released a concert film this week of Rodrigo's stop in her hometown of Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Per his post, Vassos takes these four men on hometown dates this season:
Jordan Heller, a 61-year-old senior sales executive from Chicago.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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