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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Peppler tries to get back to her hometown once a year to see her mother, a librarian.
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Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
For 414 Day this year, Adidas released a limited-edition shoe, that pays homage to Shake’s hometown.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
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Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
For 414 Day this year, Adidas released a limited-edition shoe, that pays homage to Shake’s hometown.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hometown. Accessed 3 May. 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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