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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With the two South Florida natives in the aqua and orange, the Dolphins could certainly have some hometown cooking come September.
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Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Over the years, she's written about everything from pork pies, cervical biopsies, and traveling with teabags to the cultural impact of bread, women cricketers in CDMX, and where to find tacos in Narvarte—as well as why Huddersfield is undeniably the best hometown.
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The state capital often gets overshadowed by Louisville’s big-ticket events, but the University of Kentucky’s hometown makes a strong case for visitors to come through again and again.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
American figure skater Alysa Liu received a hometown hero's welcome in Oakland, California, Thursday, three weeks after winning Olympic gold.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Over the years, she's written about everything from pork pies, cervical biopsies, and traveling with teabags to the cultural impact of bread, women cricketers in CDMX, and where to find tacos in Narvarte—as well as why Huddersfield is undeniably the best hometown.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
The state capital often gets overshadowed by Louisville’s big-ticket events, but the University of Kentucky’s hometown makes a strong case for visitors to come through again and again.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
American figure skater Alysa Liu received a hometown hero's welcome in Oakland, California, Thursday, three weeks after winning Olympic gold.
—Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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