The birthplace of civilization. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He adores the city, which he calls the birthplace of baseball. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
In some places, my birthplace is listed as Calvert. From Wordnik.com. [Robert H. Grubbs - Autobiography] Reference
Considering her birthplace is only 60 miles from Canada?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Tea Partiers Get Their News From Fox And Are More Likely To Justify Violence Against The Government] Reference
Longlier, my birthplace, is located in a high point of the Belgian. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Claude - Autobiography] Reference
(However, my grandfather's birthplace is not in Ukraine but in Belarus.). From Wordnik.com. [February 13th, 2007] Reference
Its birthplace is southern Veracruz, eastern Oaxaca, and northern Tabasco. From Wordnik.com. [La Bamba explained: the music of Veracruz] Reference
I'll take you to Shashamene in Ethiopia, the land that some call the birthplace of modern day Rasta. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 22, 2004] Reference
Basketball's birthplace is Springfield, Mass., but it was invented by a Canadian, Dr. James Naismith. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Breaking down the categories: Best of the best] Reference
When humans finally appeared on the scene, the very same area became known as the birthplace of civilization. From Wordnik.com. [American Chronicle] Reference
His birthplace was a rude log cabin of the border. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815] Reference
Of course, her birthplace was a historical accident. From Wordnik.com. [Variety.com] Reference
Murano is best known as the birthplace of modern glass art. From Wordnik.com. [All DN headlines] Reference
His birthplace was a subject of dispute among three nations. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4] Reference
It is the London we have known as the birthplace of the British. From Wordnik.com. [ADDRESS TO THE ANTI-RACIST DAY MEETING OF THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL, LONDON, MARCH 21, 1984(1)] Reference
The island of Hawaii is known as the birthplace of cliff diving. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: ABCNews] Reference
The poet Dylan Thomas called his birthplace an "ugly, lovely town.". From Wordnik.com. [Four Hours in Swansea, Wales] Reference
His birthplace was a squalid log cabin in Washington County, Kentucky. From Wordnik.com. [American Men of Action] Reference
The city is also known as the birthplace of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It might with equal certainty be called the birthplace of sustained barbarism. From Wordnik.com. ['Bowl Of Cherries'] Reference
His birthplace was the island of Crete and his birth-year between 1545 and 1550. From Wordnik.com. [Promenades of an Impressionist] Reference
The Silicon Valley is known as the birthplace of high-tech companies and start-ups. From Wordnik.com. [NBC Chicago - News Top Stories] Reference
His birthplace was the village of Ghurni in the Nadia district near Krishnagar, Bengal. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of a Yogi] Reference
Experts say the zone is known as the birthplace of some of the world's strongest storms. From Wordnik.com. Reference
My birthplace was a cabin -- part logs and part lumber -- on the opposite side of the town. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of the Middle Border] Reference
The site has been referred to as the birthplace of vertebrate paleontology in North America. From Wordnik.com. [DesertUSA News] Reference
But affection for his birthplace was a passion with him, mute indeed, but deep-seated as an oak. From Wordnik.com. [Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners)] Reference
It's also a bit more imposing than his actual birthplace, which is Codsall Wood in Staffordshire. From Wordnik.com. [PWTorch.com] Reference
"His birthplace is the World Universal, and his profession-leading us back to nature," I answered. From Wordnik.com. [The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks] Reference
But affection for his birthplace was a passion with him, -- mute indeed, but deep-seated as an oak. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools] Reference
Niles is also known as the birthplace of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Diane Tucker: On Election Eve, Flashing Billboard Irks Obama Supporters In Ohio] Reference
London, lies at the junction of the Cocker and Derwent rivers and is known as the birthplace of poet. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The town sits at the junction of the rivers Cocker and Derwent and is known as the birthplace of poet. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Daniela Sanchez is originally from the city of Masaya known as the birthplace of the Nicaraguan crafts. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
And not many miles above his birthplace is the dwelling where he lived, and near which he now lies buried. From Wordnik.com. [America First Patriotic Readings] Reference
DJ Kool Herc spun records in the community room here, which officials later called the birthplace of hip-hop. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
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