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nativity

noun

nə-ˈti-və-tē

Definition of nativity

as in birth

the act or instance of being born my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity

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Recent Examples of nativity St Peter’s Square has been decorated with a nativity scene from the Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, in Campania, southwest Italy, and a 25-meter-tall Christmas tree from the Val d’Ultimo area in Bolzano, northern Italy. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025 In Belgium, controversy erupted this month after Brussels unveiled a modern reinterpretation of a traditional nativity scene in the city’s Grand Place. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Dec. 2025 But when decorations contain religious symbols – a nativity scene or menorah, for example – does that violate the separation of church and state? — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025 Around this time of the year, many homes are adorned with twinkling lights, candy canes, reindeer, nativity scenes and more. — Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nativity

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The internet, the exploitation of people via media, how society responds to media, and also the birth of the discourse that gave rise to online communities and the discourse online, all of that is in this movie, which is so rich.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium celebrated World Kangaroo Day by announcing the birth of two new joeys, or baby kangaroos, at the zoo this year.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026

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