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 | ||