place of origin
noun phrase
: the place where something is made or created
The wine is named for its place of origin.
Examples of place of origin in a Sentence
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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.
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Mitch Hendrickson, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
Because the concentration of isotopes varies around the world, the makeup of isotopes in the butterflies’ wings can act like a geographical fingerprint, indicating their likely place of origin.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 5 July 2024
The second part of the name often refers to the fighter’s place of origin.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2017
In the paper’s supplementary materials, a brief history of kissing pinpointed South Asia as the place of origin and traced the first literary buss to 1500 B.C., when Vedic Sanskrit manuscripts were being transcribed from oral history.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
This nationalism is defined not by place of origin or color of skin but by one’s contributions to the well-being of the community.
—Børge Brende, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2020
Its name, preserving the link to its place of origin, reflects the long-standing tradition and social heritage of British horse racing and fashion.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The British Museum, like other cultural institutions across the Western world, is facing calls to return many artifacts to their place of origin.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
In sonorous, curiously futuristic-sounding voiceovers in the Fon language spoken in Benin, the early 19th century ruler describes thousands of years of darkness in a foreign land after being uprooted like countless others from his place of origin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
Mitch Hendrickson, The Conversation, 29 July 2024
Because the concentration of isotopes varies around the world, the makeup of isotopes in the butterflies’ wings can act like a geographical fingerprint, indicating their likely place of origin.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 5 July 2024
The second part of the name often refers to the fighter’s place of origin.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2017
In the paper’s supplementary materials, a brief history of kissing pinpointed South Asia as the place of origin and traced the first literary buss to 1500 B.C., when Vedic Sanskrit manuscripts were being transcribed from oral history.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
This nationalism is defined not by place of origin or color of skin but by one’s contributions to the well-being of the community.
—Børge Brende, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2020
Its name, preserving the link to its place of origin, reflects the long-standing tradition and social heritage of British horse racing and fashion.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The British Museum, like other cultural institutions across the Western world, is facing calls to return many artifacts to their place of origin.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
In sonorous, curiously futuristic-sounding voiceovers in the Fon language spoken in Benin, the early 19th century ruler describes thousands of years of darkness in a foreign land after being uprooted like countless others from his place of origin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
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