birthplace
noun/ˈbɜːθpleɪs/
/ˈbɜːrθpleɪs/
- the house or area where a person was born, especially a famous personTopics Buildingsc1
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- the place where something first happened
- Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing.
- Shrewsbury is famous for being the birthplace of Charles Darwin.
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