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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Rather than a traditional diamond ring, Arthur had selected a custom sparkler designed by a South African jeweler (the location nodding to his birthplace of Zimbabwe) and boasting a tourmaline gemstone surrounded by two diamonds.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Where to Go Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Francis, an iconic Italian friar and the founder of the Franciscan Order, is a great place to start your Umbrian adventure.
—Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
The conference will be held in Colombia, a fossil fuel producer, and co-hosted by the Netherlands - the birthplace of oil giant Shell.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
Surovstev’s birthplace, present-day Mariupol, Ukraine, has endured some of the most devastating strikes and sieges from Russia during the war.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Where to Go Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Francis, an iconic Italian friar and the founder of the Franciscan Order, is a great place to start your Umbrian adventure.
—Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
The conference will be held in Colombia, a fossil fuel producer, and co-hosted by the Netherlands - the birthplace of oil giant Shell.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
Surovstev’s birthplace, present-day Mariupol, Ukraine, has endured some of the most devastating strikes and sieges from Russia during the war.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthplace
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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