home town

A form of hometown — An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

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Meanings

nounhome town (plural home towns)

plural home towns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hometown.

    I can honestly say that I felt more fear as a woman and lesbian walking in my home town of Louisville, Ky., than I did in Cuba.

    1990 December 16, “Going To Cuba”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 11
Cite this entry
APA

home town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20town

MLA

“home town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20town. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20town.

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