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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His father, Jimmy, owns Club Performance, a boxing and taekwondo gym in Boisvert’s hometown of Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
This hometown boy was thrown into interviews and photo shoots.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
West, Simpson and Erdman, who previously collaborated on Linoleum, shot the film in their hometown of Columbus, OH.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
This hometown boy was thrown into interviews and photo shoots.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
West, Simpson and Erdman, who previously collaborated on Linoleum, shot the film in their hometown of Columbus, OH.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 27 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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