birthplace
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈbɜrθˌpleɪs/
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- This is the birthplace of the world's greatest warriors.
- the birthplace of civilization
As the wave function returns to its birthplace, it might not return completely.
- As the wave function returns to its birthplace, it might not return completely.
- What are you naturally curious about and drawn towards in your life that is the birthplace of your passion?
- A lot of your simple, your kind of generic healthcare things are all derived with a starting block that has some kind of petrochemical birthplace.
Examples
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Five thousand years ago, the entire region was lush, fertile—an ideal birthplace for human civilization.
Academic text (2007) -
In Italy, we need only look east to the birthplace of democracy.
Academic text (2018) -
It's the birthplace of western art.
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To their immediate left, they can see Independence Hall, the birthplace of the American republic.
Academic text (2011) -
Birthplace of the world's first computer.
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Before you stands lndependence Hall, the birthplace of the United States and one of the most important buildings in American history.
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San Diego de Alcala, the first of the great California Missions, marks the birthplace of Christianity in the Far West.
Academic text (2001) -
Bruges is often viewed as the birthplace of Flemish art.
Academic text (1992) -
We're standing here in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, the birthplace of freedom, where the founding fathers authored the Declaration of Independence.
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This town is famous for being the birthplace of many renowned musicians.
Synonyms
∞
2.6
A place or thing where something comes from
960
1.0
A place where something started or is most typical
251
1.0
The place where a person was born or lived for a long time
228
2.7
The place where something begins, for example a country
177
3.1
The country where someone is born or where they feel they belong
33
5.0
A place where something begins or develops
18
7.9
The place or early history that shows where an object comes from
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2.7
A country where a person was born or something was made
5
1.6
The town, city or country where someone is born
1
3.5
The location where someone or something first started to exist
1
4.4
A house or piece of land where someone grew up and that has family memories
The place where something begins
The place where an object first came from or its early history
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Birthplace is simply birth + place; birth means 'beginning' or 'being born' and place means 'location', so birthplace is also used for the location where something, like an idea or movement, first started.