country of origin

collocation in English

meaningsofcountryandorigin

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country
noun
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri/
us
/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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origin
noun
uk
/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/
us
/ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/
the beginning or cause ...
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(Definition ofcountryandoriginfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here, thecountryoforiginof the father and the boundaries of the country, are important.
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In effect, the migration experience serves as a partial antidote to a history of fear and distrust in thecountryoforigin.
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Any costs incurred in medical treatment abroad are then recoverable from theircountryoforigin.
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Furthermore, carriage in migrants was not affected by theircountryoforigin.
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The forces of ' push ' provide migrants with motivations to leave theircountryoforigin.
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These investigators noted that the parents maintained values and morals that were prevalent in theircountryoforiginat the time of migration.
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One option in need of evaluation is screening based on urban or rural residence in thecountryoforigin.
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Another derivative of retirement migration that requires more attention are the circumstances that precipitate return migrations to thecountryoforigin.
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Figure 1 provides a breakdown of the 2,168 observations bycountryoforigin.
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For those termed as allodapos, thecountryoforiginwas also given.
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Applicants seemed rather uncertain as to thecountryoforiginof composers.
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Often they did not look for services because they had not been familiar with such services in theircountryoforigin.
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For the 1997 wave of data, which we use, there is no information about thecountryoforiginof the migrant.
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Thecountryoforiginof the imported meat could not be identified.
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The most significant factor in their choices seems to have beencountryoforigin.
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Should the treatment be continued or stopped and the patient prepared for a return to thecountryoforigin?
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At the end of the text, the year, author, title,countryoforigin, and theme of the document are described.
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The only significant difference was related tocountryoforigin.
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Such studies have found that regardless of gender,countryoforiginand socioeconomic background, perceptions about preferred activities are remarkably similar.
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There is considerable variation in ethnic identity associated with the maintenance of cultural norms and values from one'scountryoforigin.
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