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[ hohm-toun ] / ˈhoʊmˈtaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hometown ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes. adjectiveof or relating to a hometown: a hometown welcome. Origin of hometownAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15; home + town Words nearby hometownhomestretch, home study, homestyle, “Home, Sweet Home”, home teacher, hometown, home truth, home unit, home video, homeward, homeware Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hometownDuring the height of his disenchantment, he visited his hometown where an old friend gave him some liquid acid. DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST That side is volunteering extensively in his hometown of Flint, and recently, pastoring Charity United Methodist Church. A Black Cop’s Tough Words for Mike Brown|Mary M. Chapman|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, their Missouri hometown appears to be on the brink of chaos. Riot Prep Could Fuel Ferguson Violence|Caitlin Dickson|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST On Sunday, Saban said he often writes letters to the editors of his hometown paper, the Los Angeles Times. Would Pro-Israel Billionaires Adelson and Saban Really Buy the NYT?|Eli Lake|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Darren Deon Vann's hometown has 10,000 abandoned houses, more than enough for him to hide six bodies. Gary, Indiana Is a Serial Killer’s Playground|Justin Glawe|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hometown, owing to some early local faction, is divided into two sections, forming two distinct towns. Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson The trails and by-paths were as familiar to him as the streets of his hometown are to a boy of to-day. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga|W. Bert Foster Amos Shoopegg is a type of a large class of the native element of Hometown. Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson The old homestead is situated in the heart of Hometown, fronting on the main street. Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson But my other waitresses wanted to get back to their hometown, and they left early—before we did. The Mystery of the Fires|Edith Lavell
Words related to hometownland, neighborhood, family, farm, country, household, site, abode, hearth, habitat, locality, haunt, soil, roof, element, range, homeland, habitation, territory, haven |