HOMETOWN

hometown

(noun) the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; “he never went back to his hometown again”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hometown (plural hometowns)

An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

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

Anagrams

• townhome

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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