birthplace

plural birthplaces · alternative place of birth

1. The location where a person or an animal was born.

   Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace.

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   At Scotswood, the main line crosses to the south bank of the Tyne, but an alternative route, on the north side of the river, used by a few trains, rejoins the Carlisle line beyond North Wylam, the birthplace of George Stephenson.

   1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 593

   Why should the birthplace of the gods in ancient Egyptian times align with the birthplace of the White Lions in our times?

   2010, Linda Tucker, “Gold: Subterranean Sun” (chapter 21), in Mystery of the White Lions: Children of the Sun God, Hay House, page 218

   Synonyms: place of birth

2. broadlyThe location where something was created or devised.

   Coney Island was the birthplace of the hot dog.

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   Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: the country charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the environment.

   2024 July 4, Lilit Marcus, “This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?”, in CNN