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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There was a hometown hero that day, too.
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Featuring celebrations in New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, Puerto Rico and beyond, 3x Grammy winner Chance will broadcast from his hometown Chicago, the special’s first live Central Time Zone countdown.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Jodie Foster stepped behind the camera to direct this holiday favorite, which tells the story of a harried single mother named Claudia (Holly Hunter) who is fired from her job and returns to her hometown for Thanksgiving.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Exactly 50 years after their first joint TV appearance on Chicago’s public TV station, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s legacy received a heartfelt celebration Saturday in their hometown — including a live stage performance of the pair’s on-screen dynamic.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Featuring celebrations in New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, Puerto Rico and beyond, 3x Grammy winner Chance will broadcast from his hometown Chicago, the special’s first live Central Time Zone countdown.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Jodie Foster stepped behind the camera to direct this holiday favorite, which tells the story of a harried single mother named Claudia (Holly Hunter) who is fired from her job and returns to her hometown for Thanksgiving.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Exactly 50 years after their first joint TV appearance on Chicago’s public TV station, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s legacy received a heartfelt celebration Saturday in their hometown — including a live stage performance of the pair’s on-screen dynamic.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 27 Nov. 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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