as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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The Russian intelligentsia had once admired Ukraine, seeing in it the birthplace of the Muscovite dynasty and Orthodoxy.
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James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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