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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The have a few currant liqueurs in their lineup, but this one is produced, as the name implies, from an older variety from Burgundy, the birthplace of French cassis.
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Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Missouri The Show-Me state lives up to its name with 300-plus miles of Route 66, including the highway’s official birthplace of Springfield.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Considered Minnesota’s historic birthplace, Stillwater is a popular spring and summer getaway about a 30-minute drive from urban Minneapolis.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Though Italy was the birthplace of the mandolin, both had been made in China.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Missouri The Show-Me state lives up to its name with 300-plus miles of Route 66, including the highway’s official birthplace of Springfield.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Considered Minnesota’s historic birthplace, Stillwater is a popular spring and summer getaway about a 30-minute drive from urban Minneapolis.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Though Italy was the birthplace of the mandolin, both had been made in China.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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