Synonyms for birthplace


Grammar : Noun
Spell : burth-pleys
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜrθˌpleɪs


Définition of birthplace

Origin :
  • also birth-place, c.1600, from birth (n.) + place (n.).
  • noun place of birth
Example sentences :
  • I was born in the town, and hoped to end my days at my birthplace.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • Elstow, a village about one mile south of Bedford, was Bunyan's birthplace.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • The grandmother to whom he refers was born in that part of the town nearest to his own birthplace.
  • Extract from : « Whittier-land » by Samuel T. Pickard
  • To it he gave the name Port Royal after his birthplace in Bermuda.
  • Extract from : « The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia » by Frank Cousins
  • It is a poor prophet that has but one birthplace and one tomb.
  • Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke
  • It is of no real consequence whether it is his birthplace or not.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • To her, her return to her birthplace was naturally an event of absorbing interest.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
  • You see I was born there and no other city, no matter how grand it is, can be my birthplace.
  • Extract from : « Mary Rose of Mifflin » by Frances R. Sterrett
  • It is noted for being the birthplace of the inimitable Sterne.
  • Extract from : « A Tour in Ireland » by Arthur Young
  • This divinity was chiefly worshipped at Lampsacus, his birthplace.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome » by E.M. Berens

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