place of origin
noun phrase
: the place where something is made or created
The wine is named for its place of origin.
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Much about the historic canoe remains unknown, including its age, place of origin and the original shape of the boat or boats.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Perhaps our most varied category, not just in terms of scope but in place of origin, this year’s Best Fight contenders are a showcase of international superstars and independent action legends.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Ferro’s stadium, now reaching a maximum capacity of 24,500 spectators, is the oldest in Argentina and the second oldest in Latin America to be continuously located in its place of origin.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The number of different parameters to test for—the age of the wine, its place of origin, its chemical composition—means that the problem has been attacked in different ways.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
Faraway hydrophones then picked up the sound and mistook its place of origin.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
In the film, Diop, who is French and of Senegalese descent, follows the 2021 repatriation of 26 artifacts from the Musée du quai Branly back to their place of origin, Dahomey, once a kingdom in the modern-day West African nation of Benin, which France had pillaged in the 1890s.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Some countries, especially those with smaller economies, want genetic information tracked from its place of origin all the way to the final products.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
Along with the beauty, variation and craftsmanship of these works, these visits raise discussions about how such items reached the U.S. and the need to consider lawful repatriation to their place of origin.
—Mitch Hendrickson, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Perhaps our most varied category, not just in terms of scope but in place of origin, this year’s Best Fight contenders are a showcase of international superstars and independent action legends.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Ferro’s stadium, now reaching a maximum capacity of 24,500 spectators, is the oldest in Argentina and the second oldest in Latin America to be continuously located in its place of origin.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The number of different parameters to test for—the age of the wine, its place of origin, its chemical composition—means that the problem has been attacked in different ways.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
Faraway hydrophones then picked up the sound and mistook its place of origin.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
In the film, Diop, who is French and of Senegalese descent, follows the 2021 repatriation of 26 artifacts from the Musée du quai Branly back to their place of origin, Dahomey, once a kingdom in the modern-day West African nation of Benin, which France had pillaged in the 1890s.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Some countries, especially those with smaller economies, want genetic information tracked from its place of origin all the way to the final products.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
Along with the beauty, variation and craftsmanship of these works, these visits raise discussions about how such items reached the U.S. and the need to consider lawful repatriation to their place of origin.
—Mitch Hendrickson, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
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“Place of origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20origin. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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