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1. The place where someone was born
   - place of birth
    
2. Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
   "the birthplace of civilization";
   - cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience [US]

Derived forms: birthplaces

Type of: beginning, origin, place, root, rootage, source, spot, topographic point

Encyclopedia: Birthplace