birthplace
gb/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/ us/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
B1
Englisch
szülőhely, születési hely, bölcső
NOMEN
B1
1
szülőhely
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone]'s birthplace; birthplace: [place]
Her birthplace is listed as Nairobi on her passport application.
Az útlevélkérelmén születési helyként Nairobi szerepel.
He returned to his birthplace for the first time in thirty years.
Harminc év után először tért vissza a szülőhelyére.
They built a small museum near the writer’s birthplace.
Beispiele für Lernende
My birthplace is Toronto.
A szülőhelyem Toronto.
What is your birthplace?
Mi a születési helyed?
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not confuse birthplace (where you were born) with hometown (where you grew up or live).
Bedeutung
place where someone was born
Wortverbindungen
his birthplace
|her birthplace
|their birthplace
|birthplace town
|birthplace city
|birthplace country
|official birthplace
|return to your birthplace
|visit your birthplace
|record someone's birthplace
Synonyme
place of birth (A common phrase with the same meaning.)
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native place (Often emphasizes a person's original home area, sometimes broader than the exact birth location.)
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natal place (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonyme
deathplace (The place where someone died, not where they were born.)
Themen
people
|identity
|geography
|biography
Definition
The place where you were born.
The town, city, region, or country where a person was born.
NOMEN
B2
2
Verwendungsmuster:
the birthplace of [something]
The city is often described as the birthplace of modern theater.
A várost gyakran a modern színház szülőhelyeként emlegetik.
Many people see the region as the birthplace of the independence movement.
Sokan a régiót a függetlenségi mozgalom bölcsőjének tartják.
The lab became the birthplace of several groundbreaking inventions.
Beispiele für Lernende
Athens is called the birthplace of democracy.
Athént a demokrácia bölcsőjének nevezik.
This town was the birthplace of the festival.
Ez a város volt a fesztivál szülőhelye.
Häufiger Fehler:
This meaning is often figurative; it does not mean something was literally born there.
Bedeutung
place where something began
Wortverbindungen
the birthplace of democracy
|the birthplace of jazz
|the birthplace of the movement
|considered the birthplace of
|widely seen as the birthplace of
|the birthplace of the modern era
|the birthplace of the internet
|the birthplace of a new idea
|the birthplace of innovation
|the birthplace of a revolution
Synonyme
origin (More general; not necessarily a place.)
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cradle (A figurative synonym that strongly suggests the early nurturing of a culture or movement.)
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source (Emphasizes where something comes from; can be abstract or physical.)
Themen
history
|culture
|society
Definition
The place where something started.
The place where something first started or developed, such as an idea, movement, style, or product.
Grammatik
Grundform
birthplace
IPA
GB/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
US/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
Silben & Betonung
birth - place (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: birthplace
- Plural: birthplaces
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
the birthplace of [something]
1/ðə bˈɚθplˌeɪs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
origin place of something
Used to say a place is where something started.
Beispiele
- Liverpool is often called the birthplace of British pop music.
- The neighborhood became the birthplace of a new street style.
- The university was the birthplace of the research project.
Beispiele für Lernende
- This city is the birthplace of a famous dance.
- It is the birthplace of the movement.