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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Vance held a rally in his hometown of Middletown shortly after he was named Trump's running mate.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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A native of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Votto attempted a comeback with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays in 2024.
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Ahead of it’s official release, the Grammy winner premiered the work to thousands of fans in his hometown at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
More news: Kamala Harris Personally Called Dodgers Manager After World Series
A native of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Votto attempted a comeback with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays in 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the electoral battle in Buffett’s hometown of Omaha, where Berkshire is headquartered, could plausibly decide who takes the White House.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Ahead of it’s official release, the Grammy winner premiered the work to thousands of fans in his hometown at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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hometown
noun
home·town
-ˈtau̇n
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
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