birthplace
gb/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/ us/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
B1
English
szülőhely, születési hely, bölcső
NOUN
B1
1
szülőhely
B1
Usage pattern:
[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.
Learner examples
My birthplace is Toronto.
A szülőhelyem Toronto.
What is your birthplace?
Mi a születési helyed?
Common mistake:
Do not confuse birthplace (where you were born) with hometown (where you grew up or live).
Meaning
place where someone was born
Collocations
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
Synonyms
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.)
Antonyms
deathplace (The place where someone died, not where they were born.)
Themes
people
|identity
|geography
|biography
Definition
The place where you were born.
The town, city, region, or country where a person was born.
NOUN
B2
2
Usage pattern:
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.
Learner examples
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.
Common mistake:
This meaning is often figurative; it does not mean something was literally born there.
Meaning
place where something began
Collocations
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
Synonyms
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.)
Themes
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.
Grammar
Dictionary form
birthplace
IPA
GB/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
US/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
Syllables & stress
birth - place (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: birthplace
- Plural: birthplaces
Word family
Expressions
the birthplace of [something]
1/ðə bˈɚθplˌeɪs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
origin place of something
Used to say a place is where something started.
Examples
- 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.
Learner examples
- This city is the birthplace of a famous dance.
- It is the birthplace of the movement.