birthplace
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Synonyms for birthplace
Synonyms
cradle, home, mother country, motherland
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Emily Bivens, 24, was a graduate of graduate of Westover Christian Academy and Averett University, both in her birthplace of Danville, Virginia, according to her obituary. — Matt Bonesteel, courant.com, "Minor league pitcher: ‘My life as I knew it is destroyed’ after slaying of wife, child, mother-in-law," 30 Aug. 2019 This is the birthplace of the civil rights movement. — al, "‘Choir Boy’ is Carlton Bell’s black, queer, and unapologetic tribute to Birmingham," 23 Aug. 2019 To hear it in its birthplace is equally as rewarding as, say, drinking a celebrated whiskey from its distiller. — Robert Reid, National Geographic, "7 great places to see music instruments being made," 15 Aug. 2019 Oildale, with a population of about 32,000, is famous for being the birthplace of Merle Haggard and for the massive oil patch that drew Dust Bowl migrants west. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: In tiny Oildale, the local barber, a Trump fan, has had it with California," 26 July 2019 The Pacific Northwest Start a romance with glass in Tacoma, Wash., the birthplace of Dale Chihuly, the world’s most famous and prolific contemporary glass artist. — Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times, "Where to learn glassblowing in the West," 8 Aug. 2019 Only Yorba Linda — the birthplace of Richard Nixon — and tiny Villa Park have greater Republican numbers. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Costa Mesa reflects O.C.’s Democratic flip, though Huntington, F.V. and Newport remain Republican," 8 Aug. 2019 President Trump is headed to Jamestown, birthplace of representative government in America, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the First Representative Legislative Assembly in Williamsburg. — CBS News, "Trump leaves for Jamestown anniversary as he continues attacks on Elijah Cummings," 30 July 2019 Uphill pedal Stanford alum Kate Courtney of Kentfield grew up in the shadow of mountain biking’s birthplace of Mount Tamalpais. — Elliott Almond, The Mercury News, "With surfing and skateboarding added to Games, Tokyo Olympics will carry a California flavor," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'birthplace.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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