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hometown

[hohm-toun] / ˈhoʊmˈtaʊn /
NOUN
home
Synonyms
STRONGEST
country family farm household land neighborhood site
STRONG
abode element fireside habitat habitation haunt haven hearth hills homeland homestead locality range roof soil territory
WEAK
camping ground home ground neck of the woods stamping ground stomping ground
Antonyms
WEAK
office

Example Sentences

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It’s a combination of his hometown and the neighboring counties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

CHICAGO—Barack Obama’s new presidential center isn’t a cheap date, and neither is his adopted hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Zulmi was buried in a military cemetery in his hometown in Bandung, West Java, while Ichwan and Farizal were laid to rest in their respective hometowns in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

For Morton, leaving his hometown club was a wrench.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Out of her prison of a hometown in rural Wisconsin, into the clamor of big-city Chicago and ultimately New York.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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