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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Jody's Club Forest, a bar and grill on New York's Staten Island, claims to be the birthplace of the tournament brackets now filled out by millions of Americans in office betting pools.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
While Ethiopia is often referred to as the birthplace of coffee, historical records show Yemen was where it was first cultivated, according to World Coffee Research.
—Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Along with being the birthplace of Síclovía, the Broadway route has long been a crowd favorite due to its flat terrain and access to parks, Shannon Gowen, vice president of marketing and communications for the YMCA, tells Axios.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Tremé is filled with treasures like Lil Dizzy’s Cafe, Backstreet Cultural Museum, and Congo Square, considered to be the birthplace of jazz music.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
While Ethiopia is often referred to as the birthplace of coffee, historical records show Yemen was where it was first cultivated, according to World Coffee Research.
—Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Along with being the birthplace of Síclovía, the Broadway route has long been a crowd favorite due to its flat terrain and access to parks, Shannon Gowen, vice president of marketing and communications for the YMCA, tells Axios.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Tremé is filled with treasures like Lil Dizzy’s Cafe, Backstreet Cultural Museum, and Congo Square, considered to be the birthplace of jazz music.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthplace
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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