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Birthplace
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Simple meaning
What does Birthplace mean?
A birthplace is the place where someone or something began.
Dictionary definition
The place where a person, animal, idea, or important movement began.
Example sentences
Birthplace in a sentence
easy
Toronto is the birthplace of many famous artists.
medium
The museum showed the writer's birthplace on a map.
hard
The small town became known as the birthplace of a major environmental idea.
Synonyms
Words like Birthplace
originUse for the place or point where something begins.
starting placeA simple phrase for where something began.
Antonyms
Opposite words
destinationUse for the place someone or something is going.
endpointUse for the place or point where something ends.
Word family
Birthplace word family
Base word
birth
noun
birthplace
The place where someone or something began.
noun
birthplaces
More than one birthplace.
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Practice 1
What does birthplace mean?
A birthplace is the place where a person, animal, idea, or movement began.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to birthplace?
Origin means the place or point where something begins.
Practice 3
Which word is a useful contrast for birthplace?
A birthplace is where something begins, while a destination is where something is going.
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