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单词 hometown
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hometown

noun

home·​town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n How to pronounce hometown (audio)
often attributive
: the city or town where one was born or grew up
also : the place of one's principal residence

Example Sentences

She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hometown

noun

home·​town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n How to pronounce hometown (audio)
: the city or town where a person was born or grew up

hometown

noun

as in country
the city or town where you were born or grew up She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • country
  • home
  • birthplace
  • nativity
  • roots
  • motherland
  • old country
  • Blighty
  • mother country
  • cradle
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