English noun: birthplace | |||
1. | birthplace (location) the place where someone was born | ||
Synonyms | place of birth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
2. | birthplace (location) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | ||
Samples | The birthplace of civilization. | ||
Synonyms | cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | ||