cradle of civilization
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Noun
cradle of civilization (plural cradle of civilizations)
- A location and a culture where civilization was developed independent of other civilizations in other locations.
- 1859, Transactions of the California State Agricultural Society during the year 1858, page 56:
- Egypt was the first cradle of agriculture; it was, therefore, the first cradle of civilization.
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