as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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Sorrentino may also be exorcising some conflicting feelings about his birthplace, which is portrayed as a vulgar, crude place populated by crooks and hicks and photographed like its paradise.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
The development is just the latest skirmish in a decades-long war that cyclists have waged to legally ride the trails in mountain biking’s birthplace.
—Maureen Gaffney, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
It is often associated with the Greek island of Delos, which was considered the birthplace of the goddess Artemis.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
The development is just the latest skirmish in a decades-long war that cyclists have waged to legally ride the trails in mountain biking’s birthplace.
—Maureen Gaffney, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
It is often associated with the Greek island of Delos, which was considered the birthplace of the goddess Artemis.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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