birthplace

[burth-pleys]

noun

1. place of birth or origin.

birthplace

/ ˈbɜːθˌpleɪs /

noun

1. the place where someone was born or where something originated

Word History and Origins

Origin of birthplace¹

First recorded in 1600–10; birth + place

Example Sentences

This is the spiritual birthplace of the fruity martini — the era of the Appletini, Watermelon Martini, Chocolate Martini, basically any flavor or color you could imagine, bartenders were making a “martini” out of it.

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Her Greek birthplace came to be a lifelong handicap: the Hoxha regime was convinced she was a foreign spy.

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The Midwest city, as many know, is Disney’s birthplace, but in 1948 he and Kimball embarked on a vacation to that city’s railroad fair.

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That is as far north as the lower parts of Alaska, or the Shetland Islands of Scotland, birthplace of the famously brave and rugged Shetland ponies.

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British Columbia is historically home to Canada's environmental movement – it's the birthplace of Greenpeace, one of the world's largest climate organisations.

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