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 funeral on Saturday comes after a wake for the brothers’ family was held on Friday morning at a church in their hometown of Gondomar, the church told CNN.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Current and former teammates of Liverpool and Portugal soccer players Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva gathered on Saturday in their hometown to pay their last respects.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
The tight end's hometown of Cleveland Heights is 15 miles northwest of the restaurant.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
On Saturday July 5th, the one day festival set in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England, will showcase performances from just about every iconic heavy metal band and musician under the sun, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Alice In Chains, TOOL, Gojira and so many more.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Current and former teammates of Liverpool and Portugal soccer players Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva gathered on Saturday in their hometown to pay their last respects.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
The tight end's hometown of Cleveland Heights is 15 miles northwest of the restaurant.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
On Saturday July 5th, the one day festival set in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England, will showcase performances from just about every iconic heavy metal band and musician under the sun, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Alice In Chains, TOOL, Gojira and so many more.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 10 Jul. 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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