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He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight.
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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
Foster, who was a Canadian-born forward for Detroit from 1982-86 with stints in Boston and Colorado/New Jersey, passed in his birthplace of Toronto, Ontario.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
Foster, who was a Canadian-born forward for Detroit from 1982-86 with stints in Boston and Colorado/New Jersey, passed in his birthplace of Toronto, Ontario.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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