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He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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This is the birthplace, after all, of the original independent bookstore destination, Powell’s City of Books.
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Amanda Calnan Vowels, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
The ocean is the birthplace of life on Earth, covering over 70% of our planet and sustaining an extraordinary range of biodiversity—from microscopic plankton to the largest whales.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Sundance organizers are weeks away from announcing whether the film festival will move to Cincinnati or Boulder, Colorado, in 2027 — or remain in Utah, its birthplace and home for the past four decades.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Long celebrated for its artistic legacy, Springs is the birthplace of the Abstract Expressionist movement and was home to a string of midcentury painters, including Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning.
—Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Calnan Vowels, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
The ocean is the birthplace of life on Earth, covering over 70% of our planet and sustaining an extraordinary range of biodiversity—from microscopic plankton to the largest whales.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Sundance organizers are weeks away from announcing whether the film festival will move to Cincinnati or Boulder, Colorado, in 2027 — or remain in Utah, its birthplace and home for the past four decades.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Long celebrated for its artistic legacy, Springs is the birthplace of the Abstract Expressionist movement and was home to a string of midcentury painters, including Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning.
—Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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