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- [hohm-toun]
- /ˈhoʊmˈtaʊn/
- /ˈhəʊm.taʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohm-toun]
- /ˈhoʊmˈtaʊn/
Definitions of hometown word
- noun hometown the town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes. 1
- adjective hometown of or relating to a hometown: a hometown welcome. 1
- noun hometown The town where one was born or grew up, or the town of one's present fixed residence. 1
- noun hometown town of birth 1
- noun hometown town of residence 1
- noun hometown town where your ties are 1
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Origin of hometown
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; home + town
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hometown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hometown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hometown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hometown
noun hometown
- land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- farm — processor farm
- country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
Antonyms for hometown
noun hometown
- office — Microsoft Office
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See also
Matching words
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