country of origin

• Termo formal que designa o país de onde uma pessoa, mercadoria ou organização é originária ou onde foi produzida. Pode indicar tanto a nacionalidade ou naturalidade de alguém quanto a procedência de um produto.

A formal term referring to the nation where a person, product, or entity originally comes from or was produced.

1. Place of manufacture or productionB1formal

   The country where a product, item, or good was made, produced, or manufactured.

   país de origem

   • The label on the shirt says its country of origin is Bangladesh.
   • Customs officials require the country of origin for all imported goods.
   • The country of origin affects the price and quality of the product.

2. Person's native countryB1formal

   The country where a person was born or holds citizenship.

   País de origem

   • On the immigration form, you must state your country of origin.
   • Her country of origin is Mexico, but she now lives in Canada.
   • The survey asked participants about their country of origin.