noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/
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noun
Meaning 1
The location where a person or an animal was born.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: place of birth
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The location where something was created or devised.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
Coney Island was the birthplace of the hot dog.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
the place where someone was born
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: place of birth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: topographic point, place, spot
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noun
Meaning 4
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the birthplace of civilization
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bhértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English place English birthplace From birth + place.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vendlindje
— location where a person is born
Western Apache:
gozlįįye
— location where a person is born
Arabic:
مَكَان الْمِيلَاد
(makān al-mīlād)
— location where a person is born
Arabic:
مَسْقَط الرَّأْس
(masqaṭ ar-raʔs)
— location where a person is born
Armenian:
ծննդավայր
(cnndavayr)
— location where a person is born
Azerbaijani:
doğum yeri
— location where a person is born
Belarusian:
ме́сца нараджэ́ння
(mjésca naradžénnja)
— location where a person is born
Belarusian:
ме́сца нараджэ́ньня
(mjésca naradžénʹnja)
— location where a person is born
Bengali:
জন্মস্থান
(jonmosthan)
— location where a person is born
Bulgarian:
мя́сто на ра́ждане
(mjásto na ráždane)
— location where a person is born
Bulgarian:
месторожде́ние
(mestoroždénie)
— location where a person is born
Burmese:
မွေးရပ်
(mwe:rap)
— location where a person is born
Burmese:
ဌာနေ
(htane)
— location where a person is born
Burmese:
ချက်မြှုပ်
(hkyakhmrup)
— location where a person is born
Catalan:
lloc de naixement
— location where a person is born
Chinese Cantonese:
出生地
(ceot1 saang1 dei6)
— location where a person is born
Chinese Mandarin:
出生地
(chūshēngdì)
— location where a person is born
Czech:
rodiště
— location where a person is born
Czech:
místo narození
— location where a person is born
Danish:
fødested
— location where a person is born
Dutch:
geboorteplaats
— location where a person is born
Esperanto:
naskiĝloko
— location where a person is born
Esperanto:
naskiĝejo
— location where a person is born
Estonian:
sünnipaik
— location where a person is born
Estonian:
sünnikoht
— location where a person is born
Finnish:
syntymäpaikka
— location where a person is born
Finnish:
synnyinpaikka
— location where a person is born
French:
lieu de naissance
— location where a person is born
Georgian:
დაბადების ადგილი
(dabadebis adgili)
— location where a person is born
German:
Geburtsort
— location where a person is born
Greek:
γενέτειρα
(genéteira)
— location where a person is born
Hindi:
जन्म स्थान
(janma sthān)
— location where a person is born
Hindi:
जन्मस्थल
(janmasthal)
— location where a person is born
Hungarian:
születési hely
— location where a person is born
Icelandic:
fæðingarstaður
— location where a person is born
Ido:
naskoloko
— location where a person is born
Indonesian:
tempat lahir
— location where a person is born
Irish:
áit bhreithe
— location where a person is born
Italian:
luogo di nascita
— location where a person is born
Japanese:
出生地
(shusshōchi)
— location where a person is born
Kazakh:
туған жері
(tuğan jerı)
— location where a person is born
Khmer:
ដើមកំណើត
(daəm kɑmnaət)
— location where a person is born
Korean:
출생지
(chulsaengji)
— location where a person is born
Korean:
생가
(saengga)
— location where a person is born
Kyrgyz:
туулган жери
(tuulgan jeri)
— location where a person is born
Lao:
ບ້ານເດີມ
(bān dœ̄m)
— location where a person is born
Latin:
incūnābula
— location where a person is born
Latin:
locus nātālis
— location where a person is born
Latvian:
dzimšanas vieta
— location where a person is born
Lithuanian:
gimimo vieta
— location where a person is born
Macedonian:
место на раѓање
(mesto na raǵanje)
— location where a person is born
Malay:
tempat lahir
— location where a person is born
Malayalam:
ജന്മസ്ഥലം
(janmasthalaṁ)
— location where a person is born
Malayalam:
ജന്മദേശം
(janmadēśaṁ)
— location where a person is born
Māori:
wākāinga
— location where a person is born
Marathi:
जन्मस्थान
(janmasthān)
— location where a person is born
Marathi:
जन्मभूमी
(janmabhūmī)
— location where a person is born
Marathi:
जन्मस्थळ
(janmasthaḷ)
— location where a person is born
Mongolian:
төрсөн нутаг
(törsön nutag)
— location where a person is born
Norwegian Bokmål:
fødested
— location where a person is born
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fødestad
— location where a person is born
Old English:
cenningstōw
— location where a person is born
Iranian Persian:
زادْگاه
(zâdgâh)
— location where a person is born
Iranian Persian:
مَحَلِّ تَوَلُّد
(mahall-e tavallod)
— location where a person is born
Iranian Persian:
جایِ تَوَلُّد
(jâ-ye tavallod)
— location where a person is born
Polish:
miejsce urodzenia
— location where a person is born
Portuguese:
terra natal
— location where a person is born
Romanian:
loc de naștere
— location where a person is born
Russian:
ме́сто рожде́ния
(mésto roždénija)
— location where a person is born
Serbo-Croatian:
место рођења
— location where a person is born
Serbo-Croatian:
мјесто рођења
— location where a person is born
Serbo-Croatian:
mesto rođenja
— location where a person is born
Serbo-Croatian:
mjesto rođenja
— location where a person is born
Slovak:
rodisko
— location where a person is born
Slovak:
miesto narodenia
— location where a person is born
Slovene:
rojstni kraj
— location where a person is born
Spanish:
lugar de nacimiento
— location where a person is born
Spanish:
lugar natal
— location where a person is born
Swedish:
födelseort
— location where a person is born
Tajik:
зодгоҳ
(zodgoh)
— location where a person is born
Tajik:
ҷои таваллуд
(jo-yi tavallud)
— location where a person is born
Tajik:
мақоми таваллуд
(maqom-i tavallud)
— location where a person is born
Telugu:
పుట్టిల్లు
(puṭṭillu)
— location where a person is born
Thai:
บ้านเกิด
(bâan-gə̀ət)
— location where a person is born
Tok Pisin:
as ples
— location where a person is born
Turkish:
doğum yeri
— location where a person is born
Turkmen:
doglan ýeri
— location where a person is born
Ukrainian:
мі́сце наро́дження
(mísce naródžennja)
— location where a person is born
Urdu:
جائے پَیدائِش
(jāe paidāiś)
— location where a person is born
Urdu:
جائے وِلادَت
(jāe vilādat)
— location where a person is born
Urdu:
مَقامِ پَیدائِش
(maqām-i paidāiś)
— location where a person is born
Uzbek:
tug‘ilgan joyi
— location where a person is born
Vietnamese:
nơi sinh
— location where a person is born
Vietnamese:
sinh quán
— location where a person is born
Japanese:
本場
(honba)
— place of origin of a product
Malayalam:
ജന്മദേശം
(janmadēśaṁ)
— place of origin of a product
Marathi:
जन्मस्थान
(janmasthān)
— place of origin of a product
Marathi:
जन्मभूमी
(janmabhūmī)
— place of origin of a product
Marathi:
जन्मस्थळ
(janmasthaḷ)
— place of origin of a product
Polish:
miejsce pochodzenia
— place of origin of a product