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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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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