country of origin

Noun

Meaning

the country where you were born

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fatherland homeland motherland native land mother country country home land nationality birthplace provenance Old World old country provenience hometown
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Antonyms

abroad overseas foreign country deathplace unfamiliar land foreign land
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Hypernyms

country state land

Hyponyms

old country

Examples

We used to have a view that to really be a good Australian, to love Australia, you almost had to cut your links with the country of origin. But I don't think that was right and it never was right. Malcolm Fraser

There must be more rigorous enforcement of rules promoting transparency in the international banking and financial systems, especially more stringent KYC rules on customer identity, source of wealth, and even country of origin. Yemi Osinbajo

The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression. Jorge Ramos

Country of Origin labelling is something that consumers really want, and I think it's critical to support Australian farmers. Christine Milne

I disagree with the concept that somehow or another we're going to pack up 10, to 12, to 15 million people and ship them back to the country of origin. That's not going to happen. Rick Perry

"We used to have a view that to really be a good Australian, to love Australia, you almost had to cut your links with the country of origin. But I don't think that was right and it never was right." Malcolm Fraser, at the opening of the Special Broadcasting Service in Oct. 1980. Malcolm Fraser

Close letter words and terms

country of consignment country of kiribati country of one's birth country of origin labelling country of origin principle country of production