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hometown

[ hohm-toun ]

noun

  1. the town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes.


adjective

  1. of or relating to a hometown:

    a hometown welcome.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hometown1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; home + town
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It’s a film that gestures to how messy and uncomfortable it is to be queer in your hometown, but has little to say about why that discomfort occurs in the first place.

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It was so fun to watch him succeed, particularly when he pitched for his hometown team, the Dodgers, in 2007 and 2009.

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Linkin Park’s plans for a triumphal Dodger Stadium hometown show seem to have fizzled.

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He has since been on road trips to the Highlands and London and hopes to visit Wales before driving back to his hometown.

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Jack Flaherty’s time with the Dodgers didn’t have a true Hollywood ending, but he cherishes being able to win a World Series title with his hometown team.

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