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"Lugar de residencia" is a noun which is often translated as "place of residence", and "lugar de nacimiento" is a noun which is often translated as "birthplace". Learn more about the difference between "lugar de residencia" and "lugar de nacimiento" below.
el lugar de residencia(
loo
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gahr
deh
rreh
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see
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dehn
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syah
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. place of residence
Los Ángeles es el lugar de residencia habitual de la actriz.Los Angeles is the actress' habitual place of residence.
el lugar de nacimiento(
loo
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gahr
deh
nah
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see
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myehn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. birthplace
Se desconoce el lugar de nacimiento del pintor, aunque se sabe con certeza que en 1516 estaba en Roma.The painter's birthplace is not known, although we know with certainty that in 1516 he was in Rome.
b. place of birth (in a form)
¿Donde dice "lugar de nacimiento" tengo que poner el nombre del país o de la ciudad en que nací?Where it says "place of birth" do I have to write the name of the country or the town where I was born?