/ ˈbɜːθpleɪs; NAmE ˈbɜːrθ-/ noun
1.
the house or area where a person was born, especially a famous person
2.
the place where sth first happened :
Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing.
/ ˈbɜːθpleɪs; NAmE ˈbɜːrθ-/ noun
1.
the house or area where a person was born, especially a famous person
2.
the place where sth first happened :
Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005