as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of birthplace
When the Miami Beach exhibit concluded, Cochrane sought another location and Riley figured near the sculpture’s birthplace would be ideal.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The Arroyo Seco region can be considered by historical accounts as the birthplace of Pasadena.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The racial demographics have drastically shifted in historic Black neighborhoods like the Tremé, the oldest Black neighborhood in the country—and new residents who willingly moved to the birthplace of jazz now file noise complaints about live music.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
The country is also the birthplace of bubble tea, now a global phenomenon.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The Arroyo Seco region can be considered by historical accounts as the birthplace of Pasadena.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The racial demographics have drastically shifted in historic Black neighborhoods like the Tremé, the oldest Black neighborhood in the country—and new residents who willingly moved to the birthplace of jazz now file noise complaints about live music.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
The country is also the birthplace of bubble tea, now a global phenomenon.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
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Yet even in this cradle of endemic life, one region stands apart, both for its diversity and its age.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Scientists additionally found at least three planes aboard the ship, including a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber with a bomb still secured in the release cradle.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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