hometown

noun
/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/US

Etymology

From home + town.

Definitions

  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 […]
    • 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…

    Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference.

    • hometown decision, hometown verdict

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA