hometown

[hohm-toun]

noun

1. the town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes.

adjective

1. of or relating to a hometown.

   a hometown welcome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hometown¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; home + town

Example Sentences

And on this final hometown date, he’ll reunite with his old sketch group, Good Neighbor.

From Los Angeles Times

“I feel the connection. And I just feel like this is my hometown, these are my people, and I’m just very grateful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Today, the real Norma works as an outsourced worker in Serang, her hometown.

From BBC

Take That have announced plans to take their Circus Live tour back on the road next summer, including two hometown dates in Manchester.

From BBC

And despite numerous free-agent flirtations with his hometown Texas Rangers, he always saw the Dodgers as the best way to get there.

From Los Angeles Times

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