Examples of birthplace in a Sentence
He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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Advertisement The rally was intended as a show of force — bringing celebrity firepower to the biggest city in the most important swing state that was also the birthplace of American democracy.
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Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, Biden will head to Scranton, Pa., his birthplace, to campaign for the vice president.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Diop recalled being struck by seeing her father back in his birthplace.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Hindus widely revere Ayodhya as the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram, and the construction of the Ram Temple there—following decades of legal and religious disputes—is celebrated as a symbol of Ram returning to his spiritual home.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, Biden will head to Scranton, Pa., his birthplace, to campaign for the vice president.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Diop recalled being struck by seeing her father back in his birthplace.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Hindus widely revere Ayodhya as the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram, and the construction of the Ram Temple there—following decades of legal and religious disputes—is celebrated as a symbol of Ram returning to his spiritual home.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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