native country
Example Sentences
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Within hours, Dedic, a businessman living in Ealing, had left the UK on the Eurostar and returned to his native country of Bosnia.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
In 2019, an immigration judge had ordered that he couldn’t be removed to his native country because a gang had targeted his family’s pupusa business there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
As Iranian Americans watch the rapid escalation of the war, some fear that their native country, and perhaps the whole Middle East, could descend into chaos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
It was not the first time that Leo has criticised the government of his native country, after denouncing its treatment of migrants as "inhuman".
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
PAT'ER, pa'tris, a father; Pa'tria, one's native country.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton