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homeplace

American  
[hohm-pleys] / ˈhoʊmˌpleɪs /

noun

  1. a person's birthplace or family home.


Etymology

Origin of homeplace

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; home + place

Example Sentences

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Perhaps it had to do with wanting to return my mother to the ongoing conversation of her homeplace.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2021

Our nation’s farms conjure up Americana, the old homeplace and our rich, rural culture.

From Salon Feb. 26, 2017

He got a summer job at Abraham Lincoln’s homeplace, then worked at Mammoth Cave and Carlsbad Caverns before settling for six years at Cowpens, site of a pivotal Revolutionary War battle.

From Washington Times Dec. 27, 2014

In a 1959 story, “First Dark,” the main characters decide they had better abandon their old homeplace full of obligating ghosts before their family histories swallow them whole:

From Slate Feb. 3, 2014

But when he went in the afternoon to the school­ teacher’s homeplace, Matty found Jean distraught.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

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