Examples of birthplace in a Sentence
He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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Those public courts on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Compton Boulevard unknowingly served as the birthplace of the greatest run in American tennis history.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Slater Mill served as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Undermining that rosy image, though, was the Hitler Haus, the Hitler birthplace near the medieval town center, which cast a pall over the community.
—Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
And for once, Orlando wasn’t just the birthplace of humidity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Slater Mill served as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Undermining that rosy image, though, was the Hitler Haus, the Hitler birthplace near the medieval town center, which cast a pall over the community.
—Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
And for once, Orlando wasn’t just the birthplace of humidity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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