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birthplaces

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plural of birthplace

as in cradles

a place of origin Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement

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Recent Examples of birthplaces People living far from their birthplaces face long-distance bureaucratic hurdles to get them. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026 Their children’s birthplaces reflect their father’s journeyman status in the NFL, having started in at least one game for a record nine different teams during his 17-year career. —

Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 As the home of the state’s oldest winery, it’s considered to be one of the birthplaces of Washington winemaking. —

Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025

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Lamu, Kenya Sitting in the Indian Ocean to the northeast of the Kenyan mainland, Lamu is one of the cradles of Swahili culture.

— Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Married couples shared a bed, and one of their younger children might sleep with them, though infants had cradles.

— Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025