national origin
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnationalandorigin
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national
adjective
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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origin
noun
uk/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/us/ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/
the beginning or cause ...
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(Definition ofnationalandoriginfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnational origin
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Throughout the report, the committee specified "race, religion,nationalorigin," as grounds for discrimination.
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Once bulk was broken, thenationaloriginof particular items was no longer readily apparent, or verifiable.
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It may be purely anationalorigin.
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Cash in the form of silver coinage- regardless of itsnationalorigin-was acceptable at any time for the purposes of procuring goods.
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Even legislative measures universally seen as progressive - such as the elimination ofnationalorigin quotas in 1965 - cannot escape the authors' scorn.
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I also have to enter yournationalorigin.
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The marking order does not protect any onenationalorigin.
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He is well aware of the contradictory political impulses that underpin different subgroups and takes care to highlight the many variations of class, gender andnationalorigin.
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Instead, shipping certificates which provide positive information of thenationaloriginare accepted as being sufficient.
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It is envisaged thatnationaloriginlabelling of beef will become compulsory by the year 2000.
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Or is it upon thenationaloriginof the design of the system?
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Is that not discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic ornationalorigin?
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That is discrimination on the basis of nationality and sometimesnationalorigin.
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Of necessity, then, persons of differing cultural, ethnic, religious andnationaloriginfind themselves in close proximity.
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So discrimination on grounds ofnationaloriginis built into the very warp and woof of the clause.
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We are dealing with national funds having anationaloriginin the nature of a tax or tribute.
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Does it not raise the level of discrimination, of unlawful discrimination, on the grounds ofnationalorigin?
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All that is requested is that discrimination should not take place on grounds of colour, or ethnic ornationalorigin.
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Regardless of theirnationalorigin, performers receive the best treatment.
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Questions of nation, language,nationaloriginbecame politically sensitive matters.
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