as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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While Ireland is of course synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day in March, a lot of people are surprised that the country is also the birthplace of Halloween.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Chicago is rightly celebrated as the skyscraper’s birthplace.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Surveillance footage has captured a brazen theft in England, showing robbers taking a golden toilet from the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
But at Delmonico’s, the birthplace of Eggs Benedict, customers are more excited than ever to try new egg dishes.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Chicago is rightly celebrated as the skyscraper’s birthplace.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Surveillance footage has captured a brazen theft in England, showing robbers taking a golden toilet from the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
But at Delmonico’s, the birthplace of Eggs Benedict, customers are more excited than ever to try new egg dishes.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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