birthplace
The location where a person or an animal was born.
Example
“Portsmouth was Charles Dickens’ birthplace.”
Other meanings
The location where something was created or devised.
“Coney Island was the birthplace of the hot dog.”
Synonyms
- place of birth
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “birthplace” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.