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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Although he will get booed whenever the Cubs return to his hometown to face the Milwaukee Brewers, his body of work there (707-625) helped set a solid foundation for the small-market franchise that has continually frustrated its big-city rival.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The inside of his suit paid homage to his hometown and the house on 50th Street where his paternal grandmother, Connie Bain, lived and the family often gathered.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Guangzhou native Chen Huiyi, 32, runs an English-language channel on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, recommending the best places for tourists to visit in her hometown.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Van Pelt and her husband, Andrew, who met as teenagers at a California college, moved around for a while, before settling in Wheaton, next door to his hometown of Geneva.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The inside of his suit paid homage to his hometown and the house on 50th Street where his paternal grandmother, Connie Bain, lived and the family often gathered.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Guangzhou native Chen Huiyi, 32, runs an English-language channel on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, recommending the best places for tourists to visit in her hometown.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Van Pelt and her husband, Andrew, who met as teenagers at a California college, moved around for a while, before settling in Wheaton, next door to his hometown of Geneva.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 7 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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