birthplace
gb/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/ us/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
B1
Englanti
szülőhely, születési hely, bölcső
SUBSTANTIIVI
B1
1
szülőhely
B1
Käyttömalli:
[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.
Oppijaesimerkit
My birthplace is Toronto.
A szülőhelyem Toronto.
What is your birthplace?
Mi a születési helyed?
Tyypillinen virhe:
Do not confuse birthplace (where you were born) with hometown (where you grew up or live).
Merkitys
place where someone was born
Kollokaatiot
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
Synonyymit
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.)
Antonyymit
deathplace (The place where someone died, not where they were born.)
Teemat
people
|identity
|geography
|biography
Määritelmä
The place where you were born.
The town, city, region, or country where a person was born.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
2
Käyttömalli:
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.
Oppijaesimerkit
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.
Tyypillinen virhe:
This meaning is often figurative; it does not mean something was literally born there.
Merkitys
place where something began
Kollokaatiot
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
Synonyymit
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.)
Teemat
history
|culture
|society
Määritelmä
The place where something started.
The place where something first started or developed, such as an idea, movement, style, or product.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
birthplace
IPA
GB/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
US/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
Tavut ja painotus
birth - place (2 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: birthplace
- Plural: birthplaces
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
the birthplace of [something]
1/ðə bˈɚθplˌeɪs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
origin place of something
Used to say a place is where something started.
Esimerkit
- 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.
Oppijaesimerkit
- This city is the birthplace of a famous dance.
- It is the birthplace of the movement.