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birthplace

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of birthplace

a place of origin

  • Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
Synonyms of birthplace

cradle, home, mother country, motherland
Words Related to birthplace

hometown

Blighty [chiefly British], country, nativity, old country, roots

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