country of origin

noun phrase

: the country where something or someone comes from

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Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), tequila and Canadian whisky are designated as distinctive products, similar to bourbon, where they can only be made in their country of origin. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024 Think about why your forebears left their country of origin. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024 Those who are from countries not deemed safe by Rome, such as Afghanistan and Syria, will initially be taken to Albania but later transferred to Italy for processing once their country of origin is confirmed. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024 Each of Netflix’s big three is a local landmark, the streamer’s biggest show out of its country of origin. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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