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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Celebrated across continents with major retrospectives and solo shows and based in Paris since 1973, Italian photographer Paolo Roversi is finally headed back home — metaphorically, with the unveiling of a permanent gallery in his hometown of Ravenna.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
In 2015, the VALIE EXPORT Center Linz was inaugurated in a former tobacco factory in her hometown to foster engagement with media and performance art.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, the 84-year-old mayor has been doing a lot of reflecting on how his hometown has grown from a small farming community into one of Texas’ tourism destinations.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Playing in Cincinnati, just about 100 miles away from his hometown of Louisville, Daylen Lile demolished a home run in the 10th inning on Wednesday to help the Washington Nationals earn an 8-7 comeback win over the Cincinnati Reds.
—Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
In 2015, the VALIE EXPORT Center Linz was inaugurated in a former tobacco factory in her hometown to foster engagement with media and performance art.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, the 84-year-old mayor has been doing a lot of reflecting on how his hometown has grown from a small farming community into one of Texas’ tourism destinations.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Playing in Cincinnati, just about 100 miles away from his hometown of Louisville, Daylen Lile demolished a home run in the 10th inning on Wednesday to help the Washington Nationals earn an 8-7 comeback win over the Cincinnati Reds.
—Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 18 May. 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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