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

He cited the fact that it was unlikely Cuba would issue him a travel document to return to his native country in the near future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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

A “repatriate” was someone returning to his native country, while an “expatriate” was someone withdrawing himself from his native country.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata