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"the birthplace of civilization"nounwhere something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
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nounthe place where someone was born
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- mecca joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
- gorky an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky
- salzburg city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
- corsica a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
- mideast the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
- gorki an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky
- corse a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
- near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
- stratford-upon-avon a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
- stratford-on-avon a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare