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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Erik Karlsson played in Gothenburg, but his hometown is the much smaller Landsbro.
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Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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The pugnacious pair hightail it to Danny’s hometown of Belfast, Ireland to make contact with their handler William (Tony Hirst) and his henchwoman Simone (Kate Katzman).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The production will then jump to London for six shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium between June 5-June 16, a three-night stand at Stade de France in Paris and the back to the U.S. for a pair of hometown shows at NRG Stadium in Houston.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
Valenti underscored the project has the potential to give access to fashion education to a wider audience, comprising people who live in remote cities, those who can’t afford or don’t want to leave their hometown or students with disabilities, among others.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
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Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Yet Max Is Free For 7 Days With This Prime Video Promo
The pugnacious pair hightail it to Danny’s hometown of Belfast, Ireland to make contact with their handler William (Tony Hirst) and his henchwoman Simone (Kate Katzman).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The production will then jump to London for six shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium between June 5-June 16, a three-night stand at Stade de France in Paris and the back to the U.S. for a pair of hometown shows at NRG Stadium in Houston.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
Valenti underscored the project has the potential to give access to fashion education to a wider audience, comprising people who live in remote cities, those who can’t afford or don’t want to leave their hometown or students with disabilities, among others.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 27 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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