Examples of birthplace in a Sentence
He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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Corsica is often relegated to a cruise stop, particularly in Napoleon Bonaparte’s birthplace of Ajaccio on the western coast.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Although China has a strong claim, many tend to cite ancient Greece as the birthplace of history as a discipline.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Latin America is considered the birthplace of community radio, and the platform continues in the 21st century to serve a number of disparate communities in both urban and rural regions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
But this year’s report, published Wednesday, has the Queen City of the East – home of horror author Stephen King and the mythical birthplace of lumberjack Paul Bunyan – standing alone.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Although China has a strong claim, many tend to cite ancient Greece as the birthplace of history as a discipline.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Latin America is considered the birthplace of community radio, and the platform continues in the 21st century to serve a number of disparate communities in both urban and rural regions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
But this year’s report, published Wednesday, has the Queen City of the East – home of horror author Stephen King and the mythical birthplace of lumberjack Paul Bunyan – standing alone.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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