birthplace
/ˈbɜːθpleɪs/noun
उच्चारण बर्थ्प्लेस
जन्मस्थान, जन्मभूमि
Core word
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the house or town where somebody was born
जन्मस्थान, जन्मभूमि
- Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Radhika returned to her birthplace in Kerala after twenty years.
- Lumbini in Nepal is the birthplace of the Buddha.
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- She visited her father's birthplace, a small village in Punjab.
- The house, now a museum, is the poet's birthplace.
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the place where something first started to happen or exist
उद्गम-स्थल, जन्मस्थली (किसी चीज़ के आरंभ का स्थान)
- Greece is often called the birthplace of democracy.
- the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
- Ancient Egypt is often considered a birthplace of writing.
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- Pune is the birthplace of many successful start-ups.
- The Indus Valley is regarded as the birthplace of early urban life in India.
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birthplace (countable noun)
A birthplace is the house, town or country where someone was born, or where something first began. It is countable.
'Birthplace' वह घर, शहर या देश है जहाँ कोई पैदा हुआ, या जहाँ कोई चीज़ पहली बार शुरू हुई। यह countable है।
- Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.
- India is the birthplace of yoga.
the birthplace of + person / idea
Use of to link the place with the person or idea.
स्थान को व्यक्ति या विचार से जोड़ने के लिए of आता है।
- Varanasi is regarded as the birthplace of many traditions.
birthplace + noun
As a modifier: birthplace museum, birthplace certificate.
Modifier के रूप में: birthplace museum।
- The government turned the poet's house into a birthplace museum.
date and place of birth (forms)
On official forms the phrase is 'place of birth'. Birthplace is the one-word version.
सरकारी फ़ॉर्म में 'place of birth' लिखा होता है। Birthplace उसका एक शब्द वाला रूप है।
- Write your date of birth and place of birth in the form.
birthplace vs hometown vs native place
Birthplace is where you were born. Hometown is where you grew up. Native place is Indian English for the place of one's family roots.
Birthplace वह है जहाँ आप पैदा हुए। Hometown वह है जहाँ आप पले-बढ़े। Native place परिवार की जड़ों वाले स्थान के लिए भारतीय English है।
- His birthplace is Pune, but his native place is a village in Satara.
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adjective + birthplace
famoushumbleancestralreputedexact
- The village was a humble birthplace for a great scientist.
verb + birthplace
visitpreservereturn tomentionhonour
- Thousands visit the saint's birthplace every year.
birthplace + of + noun
of a leaderof a religionof democracyof cricket
- England is called the birthplace of cricket.
birthplace + noun
museummemorialshrinetown
- The birthplace shrine is open to the public.
birthplace + phrase
be proud of one's birthplaceleave one's birthplacereturn to one's birthplacetrace one's birthplace
- He left his birthplace at eighteen in search of work.
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- Lumbini in Nepal is the birthplace of the Buddha.
नेपाल का लुम्बिनी बुद्ध का जन्मस्थान है।
- The question in the form asked for her date and birthplace.
फ़ॉर्म में उसकी जन्म-तिथि और जन्मस्थान पूछा गया था।
- Radhika visited her father's birthplace, a small village in Bihar.
राधिका अपने पिता के जन्मस्थान, बिहार के एक छोटे गाँव, गई।
- Kolkata was the birthplace of the Indian renaissance in the nineteenth century.
उन्नीसवीं सदी में कोलकाता भारतीय नवजागरण का उद्गम-स्थल था।
- The poet's birthplace has been turned into a library.
कवि के जन्मस्थान को पुस्तकालय बना दिया गया है।
- Sports historians say Manipur is the birthplace of modern polo.
खेल इतिहासकार कहते हैं कि मणिपुर आधुनिक पोलो का उद्गम-स्थल है।
- The scientist went back to his birthplace after thirty years abroad.
वैज्ञानिक तीस वर्ष विदेश में रहने के बाद अपने जन्मस्थान लौट आया।
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✗ Mumbai is the birthplace for many film stars.
✓ Mumbai is the birthplace of many film stars.
Birthplace is followed by of for a person or thing it belongs to.
Birthplace के बाद संबंध बताने के लिए 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।