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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Summerfield was the birthplace of Goodwill Industries of Wisconsin and held some of the city’s first Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
Known for being the birthplace of the free speech movement of the 1960s, the university has been dealing with two federal investigations relating to charges of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack — one from the Department of Education, the other by Republicans in Congress.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 12 May 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
Known for being the birthplace of the free speech movement of the 1960s, the university has been dealing with two federal investigations relating to charges of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack — one from the Department of Education, the other by Republicans in Congress.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 12 May 2024
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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