hometown

noun

home·​town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n How to pronounce hometown (audio)
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 following September, Kelly was once again found guilty, this time at a federal trial in his hometown of Chicago, where he was convicted on three child pornography charges. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 Traveling to New York, Paris, Osaka, Seoul and his hometown of Gwangju in South Korea, j-hope explored his passion for dance in the six-part Prime Video project. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025 This also inspired Ovechkin, who plans to one day fill out a commemorative display in Washington, D.C. and build a museum in his hometown of Moscow. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025 Please include your real name—at least first and last—and hometown. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hometown

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hometown was in 1851

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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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hometown

noun
home·​town -ˈtau̇n How to pronounce hometown (audio)
: the city or town where one was born or grew up

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