country of origin

noun phrase

: the country where something or someone comes from

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Brazil is also the fastest-growing country of origin, with an additional $600 million imported in 2024 compared to 2023. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025 The spirit’s country of origin is Japan, but no word on whether this is an actual Japanese whisky or if it was produced elsewhere, as is sometimes the case. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 July 2025 The statute is quite clear in limiting the circumstances in which an immigrant can be sent to a third country rather than to their country of origin; those circumstances don’t apply here. Mark A. Lemley, Mercury News, 2 July 2025 The charging document does not specify Marie's country of origin, but the court reports that an interpreter has been secured for him. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 25 June 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 31 Jul. 2025.

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