country of origin

noun phrase

: the country where something or someone comes from

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Rather than being sent to their country of origin, Venezuelans were sent to El Salvador, where they are being imprisoned, indefinitely, without due process. M. Gessen, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025 Mexico is the largest country of origin for vehicles made by Volkswagen, Europe’s largest car manufacturer, JATO said in the report. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 That means that any ship, regardless of its country of origin, can use the canal. Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025 Typically, when people are deported, they are sent back to their country of origin. Albert Sun, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for country of origin

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“Country of origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20of%20origin. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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