as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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Thus, Chicago has become the birthplace of two of the world’s oldest and largest community organizations.
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John Hewko, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The Go-Go Museum & Café, the world’s only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things go-go, opens Wednesday in its birthplace, Washington, D.C.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Designers visited Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, and were given access to The Royal Shakespeare Company's costume archive.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The spectacle of Trump, who spent years propagating lies about Obama's birthplace, now empowering Musk, a naturalized citizen, with unprecedented control over government operations is egregious.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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John Hewko, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The Go-Go Museum & Café, the world’s only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things go-go, opens Wednesday in its birthplace, Washington, D.C.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Designers visited Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, and were given access to The Royal Shakespeare Company's costume archive.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The spectacle of Trump, who spent years propagating lies about Obama's birthplace, now empowering Musk, a naturalized citizen, with unprecedented control over government operations is egregious.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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