hometown

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/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/

Definition of hometown

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

“These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]”
““It’s not good stewardship. If the guests wanted to walk through a funhouse with guys jumping out of the shadows saying ‘booga-booga,’ they’d go to one of the Halloween Houses in their hometowns. The Mansion’s better than that. I can’t be a part of this plan.””
“Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.”

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noun

An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

“These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]”
““It’s not good stewardship. If the guests wanted to walk through a funhouse with guys jumping out of the shadows saying ‘booga-booga,’ they’d go to one of the Halloween Houses in their hometowns. The Mansion’s better than that. I can’t be a part of this plan.””
“Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.”
(attributive)Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference.

“hometown decision, hometown verdict”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From home + town.

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