as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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Mocha, Yemen, is believed to be the birthplace of coffee as a beverage.
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Jenna Thompson
june 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
Tradition dictates, in its birthplace of the Piedmont region of Italy, that tonnato is served with thin pieces of veal.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
29 June 2026
At the age of 6, his undocumented mother and father brought him from his birthplace of Guadalajara to the Southeast Side of Chicago in search of a better life for their family in the United States.
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Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
The Wuthering Heights actor, 28, and the Kardashians star, 30, were photographed taking a dog for a walk together in Byron Bay, Australia, a coastal town roughly two hours away from his birthplace of Brisbane.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Jenna Thompson
june 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
Tradition dictates, in its birthplace of the Piedmont region of Italy, that tonnato is served with thin pieces of veal.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
29 June 2026
At the age of 6, his undocumented mother and father brought him from his birthplace of Guadalajara to the Southeast Side of Chicago in search of a better life for their family in the United States.
—
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
The Wuthering Heights actor, 28, and the Kardashians star, 30, were photographed taking a dog for a walk together in Byron Bay, Australia, a coastal town roughly two hours away from his birthplace of Brisbane.
—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
cradle
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The club retired the cradle of Louis XIV from its badge—a symbol of Saint-Germain as a suburban town 20 kilometers outside Paris, where the kings once lived.
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However, the country’s history draws parallels with Atlanta’s own identity as a cradle of civil rights activism.
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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