Hypertext Webster Gateway: "birthplace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Birthplace \Birth"place`\, n.
The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of
origin or birth, in its more general sense. ``The birthplace
of valor.'' --Burns.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
birthplace
n 1: the place where someone was born [syn: {place of birth}]
2: where something originated or was nurtured in its early
existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: {cradle},
{place of origin}, {provenance}]
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