birthplace

Example Sentences

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His vision for hip-hop transformed the Bronx borough into "the birthplace of a culture that now reaches every corner of the world", said Reverend Dr Kurtis Blow Walker, the executive director of Hip Hop Alliance.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The region became the birthplace of the Chicano civil rights movement that included the East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Once a classic American success story—he came from a family of striving Italian immigrants who ran Perry’s Grill on North Street in Endicott, N.Y.—Luciano’s life ended in Endicott, the birthplace of IBM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In December, he expressed his desire to visit the continent, citing Algeria, the birthplace of St Augustine of Hippo, as a potential destination.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

That is as far north as the lower parts of Alaska, or the Shetland Islands of Scotland, birthplace of the famously brave and rugged Shetland ponies.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood