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/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ · noun
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.
hometown decision, hometown verdict
Use home town when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Home town means An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]
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