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He visited his grandmother's birthplace.
New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.
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Linda McMahon was born in New Bern, North Carolina, a small coastal town known as the birthplace of Pepsi.
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Christopher R. Marsicano, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Scientists think that a young Neptune lost speed and allowed itself to be reined in by the sun’s gravity, leaving behind its methane cache as a clue of its far-flung birthplace.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Leah Millis | Reuters Cheney endorsed Harris in September and first took the stage with the vice president earlier this month in Ripon, Wisconsin, a town known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The rally was intended as a show of force — bringing celebrity firepower to the biggest city in the most important swing state that was also the birthplace of American democracy.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Christopher R. Marsicano, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Scientists think that a young Neptune lost speed and allowed itself to be reined in by the sun’s gravity, leaving behind its methane cache as a clue of its far-flung birthplace.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Leah Millis | Reuters Cheney endorsed Harris in September and first took the stage with the vice president earlier this month in Ripon, Wisconsin, a town known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The rally was intended as a show of force — bringing celebrity firepower to the biggest city in the most important swing state that was also the birthplace of American democracy.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthplace. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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birthplace
noun
birth·place
-ˌplās 
: place of birth or origin
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