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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hometown1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; home + town
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He seems to chase that magic, perhaps rooted in his days as a teenage magician working at Outback Steakhouse in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio.

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On the campaign trail in his hometown of Edmonton, I heard him say "America's leadership of the global economy is over" and that was a "tragedy".

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Meanwhile, fellow actor Tom Hanks supports Aston Villa and has been seen at their games, while Catherine Zeta-Jones, star of Ocean's Twelve among other films, supports her hometown team Swansea City.

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“I remember that some of the soldiers that drove the tank into the Independence Palace that day were from my hometown,” the retired hospital worker said.

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In roughly two weeks, Bernthal will be back in that favored haven, in his adopted hometown.

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