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birthplace

birthplace [noun]

the house, town, etc. where a person was born

US

/ˈbɝːθ.pleɪs/

UK

/ˈbɜːθ.pleɪs/

Example:

My parents' birthplace is Kashan.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

birthplace

birth‧place /ˈbɜːθpleɪs $ ˈbɜːrθ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]
1. the place where someone was born, used especially when talking about someone famous:
Stratford-upon-Avon was Shakespeare’s birthplace.
2. the place where something first started to happen or exist:
New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

birthplace

birth·place [birthplace birthplaces] [ˈbɜːθpleɪs] [ˈbɜːrθpleɪs] noun

1. the house or area where a person was born, especially a famous person

2. the place where sth first happened
• Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing.
Example Bank:

• Shrewsbury is famous for being the birthplace of Charles Darwin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

birthplace / ˈbɜːθ.pleɪs / / ˈbɝːθ- / noun [ C usually singular ]

the house, town, etc. where a person was born

birthplace

birthplace /ˈbɜːθ.pleɪs/ US /ˈbɝːθ-/
noun [C usually singular]
the house, town, etc. where a person was born

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

birthplace

[bɜ͟ː(r)θpleɪs]
birthplaces
1) N-COUNT Your birthplace is the place where you were born. [WRITTEN]
2) N-COUNT: usu N of n The birthplace of something is the place where it began.
...Athens, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

birthplace

birth·place /ˈbɚɵˌpleɪs/ noun, pl -plac·es [count] : the place where someone was born or where something began
• He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
• New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.