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birthplace

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 TH P L EY2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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

3

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

4

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

History

Etymology

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
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