Definition of 'birthplace'
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birthplace in British English
noun
the place where someone was born or where something originated
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birthplace in American English
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birthplace in American English
(ˈbɜːrθˌpleis)
noun
place of birth or origin
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In other languages
birthplace
- American English: birthplace /ˈbɜrθpleɪs/
- Arabic: مَحَلُّ الوِلادَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: local de nascimento
- Chinese: 出生地
- Croatian: mjesto rođenja
- Czech: rodiště
- Danish: fødested
- Dutch: geboorteplaats
- European Spanish: lugar de nacimiento
- Finnish: syntymäpaikka
- French: lieu de naissance
- German: Geburtsort
- Greek: τόπος γέννησης
- Italian: luogo di nascita
- Japanese: 出生地
- Korean: 출생지
- Norwegian: fødested
- Polish: miejsce urodzenia
- European Portuguese: local de nascimento
- Romanian: loc de naștere
- Russian: место рождения
- Latin American Spanish: lugar de nacimiento
- Swedish: födelseort
- Thai: สถานที่เกิด
- Turkish: doğum yeri
- Ukrainian: місце народження
- Vietnamese: nơi sinh
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