hometown
nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn//
An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
noun
- 1
An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]
“It’s not good stewardship. If the guests wanted to walk through a funhouse with guys jumping out of the shadows saying ‘booga-booga,’ they’d go to one of the Halloween Houses in their hometowns. The Mansion’s better than that. I can’t be a part of this plan.”
Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.
- 2
Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference.
hometown decision, hometown verdict
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English hometown From home + town.
Forms
- plural
- hometowns
hometown · An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
homework · Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review…homey · Befitting a home; cozy, intimate.homicidal · Of or pertaining to homicide.