Meaning of BIRTHPLACE
| Pronunciation: | | 'burth`pleys
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- [n] the place where someone was born
- [n] where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
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| | Synonyms: | | cradle, place of birth, place of origin, provenance |
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| | See Also: | | beginning, origin, place, root, rootage, source, spot, topographic point | |
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| | Definition: | | \Birth"place`\, n.
The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of
origin or birth, in its more general sense. ``The birthplace
of valor.'' --Burns.
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| | Related Terms: | | breeding place, brooder, cradle, fatherland, forcing bed, hatchery, home, homeground, homeland, hotbed, incubator, la patrie, mother country, motherland, native land, native soil, nest, nidus, nursery, patria, rookery, the old country, Vaterland |
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