hometown

noun

home·​town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n How to pronounce hometown (audio)
Synonyms of hometown
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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Quintana said his grandfather and father, Jose Quintana and Cesar Quintana, started the restaurant with a recipe from his family’s hometown of Parral, Chihuahua, though the dish is known for being from the nearby state Sinaloa. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 The hometown team appeared in the first round of live shows for the NBC competition series this season after a successful audition earlier this summer. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Felt like one of the bigger blessings from God, just a nice start with the hometown team. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Made under the mentorship of indie legend Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup, Four Rooms) and shot in Osubor’s hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, the genre efforts follows a flower delivery driver drawn into the world of a mysterious crime boss. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hometown

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hometown was in 1851

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hometown

noun
home·​town -ˈtau̇n How to pronounce hometown (audio)
: the city or town where one was born or grew up

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