birthplace
gb/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/ us/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
B1
Engels
szülőhely, születési hely, bölcső
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B1
1
szülőhely
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
My birthplace is Toronto.
A szülőhelyem Toronto.
What is your birthplace?
Mi a születési helyed?
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not confuse birthplace (where you were born) with hometown (where you grew up or live).
Betekenis
place where someone was born
Woordcombinaties
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
Synoniemen
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.)
Antoniemen
deathplace (The place where someone died, not where they were born.)
Thema's
people
|identity
|geography
|biography
Definitie
The place where you were born.
The town, city, region, or country where a person was born.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B2
2
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
This meaning is often figurative; it does not mean something was literally born there.
Betekenis
place where something began
Woordcombinaties
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
Synoniemen
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.)
Thema's
history
|culture
|society
Definitie
The place where something started.
The place where something first started or developed, such as an idea, movement, style, or product.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
birthplace
IPA
GB/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
US/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
birth - place (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: birthplace
- Plural: birthplaces
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
the birthplace of [something]
1/ðə bˈɚθplˌeɪs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
origin place of something
Used to say a place is where something started.
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- This city is the birthplace of a famous dance.
- It is the birthplace of the movement.