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HOMETOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hometown mean?
• HOMETOWN (noun)
The noun HOMETOWN has 1 sense:
1. the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
Familiarity information: HOMETOWN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
he never went back to his hometown again
Hypernyms ("hometown" is a kind of...):
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Context examples
If you travel with a friend to a resort, you could meet someone special from your hometown.
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