Which is correct? Birth place or Native place

[Samrat]

Hi,

Please see the following sentences.

I will visit my native place tomorrow.
I will visit my birth place tomorrow.

In one site, it was mentioned that the correct usage is "birth place" and that is the American style . I am little puzzled on seeing that as mostly I use "native place" in my conversation.

Please anyone throw light on this.

Thanks,
Samrat

[Torsten]

Well, birthplace is definitely more often used than native place hence it is spelled as one word which indicates that it's a common expression. Anyone understands what a birthplace is - it's the place where you were born. The term native place is much more general.
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