country of origin

noun phrase

: the country where something or someone comes from

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Jalloh was ultimately issued a final order of removal, stipulating that he could be deported anywhere other than his country of origin, but the deportation process was complicated by third-country removal restrictions. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026 Media produced for and by diasporas – people displaced from their country of origin by choice or force – is a good source for contextualized and expert information about conflicts in their country of origin. Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026 The stories that Mihaela and I were given, for example, about our birth mothers and our country of origin, are really interesting. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026 What about those individuals who would be unjustly killed were they to be returned against their will to their country of origin? Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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