Thesaurus results for BIRTHPLACE

birthplace

noun

ˈbərth-ˌplās

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as in cradle

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

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Recent Examples of birthplace Italy is widely considered the birthplace of slow travel because of the Slow Food movement, which began in Rome in the 1980s to preserve regional culinary traditions and local economies against fast food. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026 Italy is widely considered the birthplace of slow travel because of the Slow Food movement, which began in Rome in the 1980s to preserve regional culinary traditions and local economies against the spread of fast food. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 After all, this is-- this country is the birthplace of Christianity, which-- obviously emerged from-- Judeo-Christian roots. —

CBS News, 10 May 2026 Some 8,700 miles separate Pichai’s current home in Silicon Valley from his birthplace. —

Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for birthplace

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cradle

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The best way to store a boat on land is to leave it on a trailer or place it on jack stands and cradles.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The nursery, with its Victorian toys, books, cradle, and furnishings, tells of 19th-century childhood.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026