Birthplace
place of birth or origin.
Contemporary Examples
‘The Accidental Terrorist’: a California Accountant’s Coup Adam Piore May 1, 2012
No, 64% of Republicans Aren’t Birthers Justin Green January 16, 2013
The Real Cheeseburger Paradise Jane & Michael Stern June 21, 2014
Donald Trump Is Still A Birther David Freedlander May 29, 2014
Why Brits Never Win Wimbledon William Underhill July 1, 2011
Historical Examples
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Isabella L. Bird
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 Various
The “Genius” Theodore Dreiser
Roundabout Papers William Makepeace Thackeray
An Old Town By The Sea Thomas Bailey Aldrich
noun
the place where someone was born or where something originated
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