Birthplace Definition

bûrthplās
noun
The place where someone is born or where something originates.
American Heritage
The place of one's birth.
Webster's New World
The place where something originated.
Webster's New World

The location where a person was born.

Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace.
Wiktionary
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
Coney Island was the birthplace of the hot dog.
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Noun

Singular:
birthplace
Plural:
birthplaces

Origin of Birthplace

Birthplace Sentence Examples

  • The birthplace of Longfellow is now a tenement house.

  • Nothing is known of his parentage, birthplace or early life.

  • It was the birthplace of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII.'s last queen.

  • It was the birthplace of both Morelos and Iturbide, and was captured by Hidalgo at the beginning of the revolutionary outbreak of 1810-1 1, and by Iturbide in 1821 when on his march to Mexico City, where he was crowned emperor.

  • Badajoz was the birthplace of the statesman Manuel de Godoy, duke of Alcudia (1767-1851), and of thepainterLuisde Morales(' 509-1586).

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Words Starting With

BBIBIR

Words Ending With

ECEACE

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With B10 Letter Words Ending With E