Noun: birthplace 'burth,pleys
- The place where someone was born
"Her passport listed her birthplace as Paris";
- place of birth
- Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
"the birthplace of civilization";
- cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience [US]
Derived forms: birthplaces
Type of: beginning, origin, place, root, rootage, source, spot, topographic point
Encyclopedia: Birthplace