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the cradle of something
idiom literary
the place where something started: …的摇篮;…的发源地，…的发祥地
Fossil records indicate that Africa was the cradle of early human evolution.化石记载表明非洲是早期人类进化的摇篮。
the cradle of civilization文明的发源地
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the cradle of something | American Dictionary
the cradle of something
idiom
the place or society where something began:
Philadelphia is known as the cradle of American democracy.
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