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birthplace

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbɝθˌpɫeɪs// UK //bˈɜːθpleɪs// birth·place

n. the town or country where you were born. You use this word to talk about your origins.

n. the place where a person was born.


SIMPLE

Paris is my birthplace.

CONTEXTUAL

She returned to her birthplace to visit her childhood home.

COMPLEX

Although he lived abroad for decades, he never forgot the narrow streets of his birthplace.

Synonyms
Origin

From birth + place.

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