hometown

noun

Definition of hometownnext
as in country
the city or town where you were born or grew up She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

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Recent Examples of hometown For Sylvester, seeing the play reach the stage in her hometown is also an opportunity to showcase Atlanta's theater community. — Donald Fountain, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Many hometown galleries will return, including Fay Gold Gallery, Jackson Fine Art, and Marcia Wood Gallery. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 San Francisco, California Forget getting out of town—exploring her hometown of San Francisco is Noz Nozawa’s idea of a perfect weekend. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 Cameroonian painter Marc Padeu is reimagining classical Western paintings by infusing them with inspiration from his hometown. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hometown
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  1. country
  2. home
Noun
  • Marina was adamant to the federal agents that her former husband could never have given secrets to another country.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Our country has used science to make society safer and healthier over time, improving lives, making jobs safer, and preventing early deaths.
    — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of country
Noun
  • Defense attorneys for the Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse do not deny that Clancy strangled her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — before jumping from a second-story window of her suburban home in 2023.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Roads, bridges, homes, offices and countless other structures depend on it.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026
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