birthplace

US/ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/

birthplace noun: the location where a person or an animal was born.

Noun

birthplace (plural birthplaces)

The location where a person or an animal was born.
- Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace.
- At Scotswood, the main line crosses to the south bank of the Tyne, but an alternative route, on the north side of the river, used by a few trains, rejoins the Carlisle line beyond North Wylam, the birthplace of George Stephenson.1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 593
Synonyms:

place of birth
(broadly) The location where something was created or devised.
- Coney Island was the birthplace of the hot dog.
- Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: the country charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the...2024 July 4, Lilit Marcus, “This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?”, in CNN

location where a person is born: जन्म स्थान janma sthān, जन्मस्थल janmasthal

place of origin of a product: பிறப்பிடம் piṟappiṭam, தாயகம் tāyakam
location where a person is born: பிறந்தவூர் piṟantavūr, பிறப்பிடம் piṟappiṭam, பிறந்தை piṟantai

place of origin of a product: जन्मस्थान janmasthān, जन्मभूमी janmabhūmī, जन्मस्थळ janmasthaḷ
location where a person is born: जन्मस्थान janmasthān, जन्मभूमी janmabhūmī, जन्मस्थळ janmasthaḷ

location where a person is born: جائے پَیدائِش jāe paidāiś, جائے وِلادَت jāe vilādat, مَقامِ پَیدائِش maqām-i paidāiś

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birthplace in Bengali: জন্মস্থান jonmosthan
birthplace in Telugu: పుట్టిల్లు puṭṭillu
birthplace in Malayalam: ജന്മദേശം janmadēśaṁ, ജന്മസ്ഥലം janmasthalaṁ
birthplace in Kannada: ಜನ್ಮಭೂಮಿ janmabhūmi
birthplace in Gujarati: જન્મસ્થાન janmasthān, ગામ gām, જન્મભૂમિ janmabhūmi
birthplace in Sanskrit: जनुस् janús, जनि jáni, जन्मन् jánman
birthplace in Arabic: مَكَان الْمِيلَاد makān al-mīlād, مَسْقَط الرَّأْس masqaṭ ar-raʔs
birthplace in Malay: tempat lahir
birthplace in Indonesian: tempat lahir
birthplace in Thai: บ้านเกิด bâan-gə̀ət
birthplace in Vietnamese: nơi sinh, sinh quán
birthplace in Myanmar: မွေးရပ် mwe:rap, ဌာနေ htane, ချက်မြှုပ် hkyakhmrup

So sublime was the region that many credit it with being the birthplace of British tourism.
Délı̨nę's claims on the birthplace of hockey stem from records in explorer Sir John Franklin's diaries.
The birthplace of globalization looked a lot like many other places.

plural	birthplaces
alternative form	place of birth

From birth + place.

What does birthplace mean?: Birthplace means the location where a person or an animal was born.
What is birthplace in Hindi?: Birthplace in Hindi is जन्म स्थान (janma sthān), जन्मस्थल (janmasthal). See Birthplace meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is birthplace?: Birthplace is a noun.
How do you pronounce birthplace?: Birthplace is pronounced /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of birthplace?: The plural of birthplace is birthplaces.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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