Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Birthplace \Birth"place`\, n.
   The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of
   origin or birth, in its more general sense. ``The birthplace
   of valor.'' --Burns.

Source : WordNet®

birthplace
     n 1: the place where someone was born [syn: {place of birth}]
     2: where something originated or was nurtured in its early
        existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn: {cradle},
         {place of origin}, {provenance}]