单词 | birthplace |
释义 | birthplacen. The place where a person was born. Also: the place where something originated or began. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > birthplace birthplace1549 birth state1841 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Aiv To be instructed also of my byrth place [L. locum..natalem]. 1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects ii. iii. 11 (heading) Concerning Zertoost the Law-giuer of the Persees,..his perils in his Birthplace, his escape into Persia, and the Accidents happening in his Trauailes thither. 1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 268 The birth place of Valour, the country of Worth. 1840 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith I. 11 In this house Goldsmith was born, and it was a birthplace worthy of a poet. 1905 Jewish Encycl. IX. 195/1 In the Koran also the Christians are called ‘Al-Naṣara’. The name may be traced back to Nazareth, Jesus' birthplace. 2017 1843 Mag. Oct. 152/2 As the birthplace of some of the most shamelessly exuberant electronic music..it seems fitting that the Netherlands hosts the world's large club festival. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1549 |
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