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  2. Country of origin - Wikipedia

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    Country of origin (CO) represents the country or countries of manufacture, production, design, or brand origin where an article or product comes from. [1] For multinational brands, CO may include multiple countries within the value-creation process. There are differing rules of origin under various national laws and international treaties.

  3. Country - Wikipedia

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    A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, states with limited recognition, constituent country, or a dependent territory. [1][2][3][4] Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the ...

  4. Diaspora - Wikipedia

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    Etymology. The term "diaspora" is derived from the Ancient Greek verb διασπείρω (diaspeirō), "I scatter", "I spread about" which in turn is composed of διά (dia), "between, through, across" and the verb σπείρω (speirō), "I sow, I scatter". The term διασπορά (diaspora) hence meant "scattering". [26] There is confusion ...

  5. Certificate of origin - Wikipedia

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    A Certificate of Origin or Declaration of Origin (often abbreviated to C/O, CO or DOO) is a document widely used in international trade transactions which attests that the product listed therein has met certain criteria to be considered as originating in a particular country. A certificate of origin / declaration of origin is generally prepared ...

  6. Citizenship - Wikipedia

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    Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state. [1][a] Though citizenship is often conflated with nationality in today's English-speaking world, [3][4][5] international law does not usually use the term citizenship to refer to nationality, [6][7] these two notions being conceptually different dimensions of collective membership.

  7. Merriam-Webster - Wikipedia

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    merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. [1] In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts.

  8. Taco - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the taco are not precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. [3] [4] Taco in the sense of a typical Mexican dish comprising a maize tortilla folded around food is just one of the meanings connoted by the word, according to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española. [5]

  9. Churro - Wikipedia

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    A plate of churros with a cup of chocolate. Media: Churro. A churro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃuro], Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃuʁu]), or churros: is a type of fried dough from Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, made with choux pastry dough piped into hot oil with a piping bag and large closed star tip or similar shape.