birthplace
gb/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/ us/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
B1
Anglais
szülőhely, születési hely, bölcső
NOM
B1
1
szülőhely
B1
Schéma d’usage :
[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.
Exemples pédagogiques
My birthplace is Toronto.
A szülőhelyem Toronto.
What is your birthplace?
Mi a születési helyed?
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse birthplace (where you were born) with hometown (where you grew up or live).
Sens
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
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
deathplace (The place where someone died, not where they were born.)
Thèmes
people
|identity
|geography
|biography
Définition
The place where you were born.
The town, city, region, or country where a person was born.
NOM
B2
2
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
This meaning is often figurative; it does not mean something was literally born there.
Sens
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
Synonymes
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.)
Thèmes
history
|culture
|society
Définition
The place where something started.
The place where something first started or developed, such as an idea, movement, style, or product.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
birthplace
API
GB/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
US/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
Syllabes et accentuation
birth - place (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: birthplace
- Plural: birthplaces
Famille de mots
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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- This city is the birthplace of a famous dance.
- It is the birthplace of the movement.