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hometown

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn// UK //hˈəʊmtaʊn// home·town

n. the town or city where you grew up or where you were born. It is the place you call home even if you live somewhere else now.

n. the town or city of one's birth or early upbringing. Often used to signify a place of emotional or historical origin rather than current residence.


SIMPLE

I am going back to my hometown for the holidays.

CONTEXTUAL

Even though she has lived in London for twenty years, she still considers a small village in Wales her hometown.

COMPLEX

The documentary explores how the rapid industrialisation of the 1980s permanently altered the landscape of the director's hometown, leaving only a few landmarks from his childhood intact.

Usage

Commonly used with the possessive adjectives 'my', 'your', or 'their'.

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