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birthplacebirthplace /ˈbɚθpleɪs/ noun [countable usually singular] THESAURUS the situation, place, cause, etc. from which something begins► origin the situation, place, cause, etc. from which something begins: Valentine’s Day has its origins in third-century Rome (=it began then). ► source the thing, place, or person that you get something from: Tourism is the country’s main source of income. a source of energy ► root the most important reason or cause of something, especially a problem or something bad: The root of the problem is money. ► etymology the origin of a word, or the study of the origins of words in general: What is the etymology of the word “sugar”? ► birthplace the place where someone, especially someone famous, was born: We visited Martin Luther King’s birthplace in Atlanta. 1the place where someone was born, especially someone famous: We visited Elvis’s birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi.2the place where something first started to happen or exist: New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.► see thesaurus at origin |