BIRTHPLACE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The place where someone was born

Synonyms:

birthplace; place of birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("birthplace" is a kind of...):

place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)

Meaning:

Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

Example:

the birthplace of civilization

Synonyms:

birthplace; cradle; place of origin; provenance; provenience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("birthplace" is a kind of...):

beginning; origin; root; rootage; source (the place where something begins, where it springs into being)