Phrase guide
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noun
The country in which a person or thing is deemed to have originated for the purposes of laws and regulations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
The country where shipped goods are produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international trade
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noun
The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international trade
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noun
The country in which the most important processing took place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international trade
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noun
The country in which a substantial amount of processing took place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international trade
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noun
The country indicated on a label as being the country in which the goods were made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: consumer goods
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noun
Country of first publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, publishing
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noun
the country where you were born
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, native land
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Broader terms: country, state, land
Narrower terms: old country
History
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Across languages
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