national origin
Country of birth
National origin is the country or nation where a person was born or from which their ancestors came.
The term appears most often in legal and policy contexts prohibiting discrimination: The law bars discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin.
It encompasses not just birthplace but ethnic heritage, cultural background, and ancestral ties to a particular country or region.
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- family treeChart of ancestors
forebears · ancestors · progenitors · roots · parentage · heritage · pedigree · forefathers
One's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- native landCountry of origin
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
soil · territory · region · province · state · locale · cradle · domicile
Population sharing cultural identity
- raceCompetition of speed
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
immigrant · migrant · minority · majority · demographics · multicultural · diversity · assimilation
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
family tree · forebears · ancestors · progenitors · roots · parentage · heritage · pedigree · forefathers · kinfolk
homeland
One's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- native landCountry of origin
birthright · soil · territory · region · province · state · locale · cradle · domicile · hometown
ethnic group
Population sharing cultural identity
- raceCompetition of speed
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- indigenousOriginating in a region
diaspora · immigrant · migrant · minority · majority · demographics · multicultural · diversity · assimilation · integration
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cultureCollective social practices
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
cuisine · folklore · festivals · rituals · music · dance · dress · ceremonies · mythology · legends
- national mythsfounding myth, founding myths, creation myth, golden age myth, founding fathers
- Protected Classesrace, color, religion, sex, age
- Fair HousingFHA, HUD, housing discrimination, protected classes, fair lending
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, archive, monument, landmark
- Japanese mythologyAmaterasu, kami, sun goddess, storm god, creation myth
- citizenshipcitizen, citizenship laws, citizenship law, citizenship test, citizenship ceremony
national origincitizenship
Status as state member
nationality · ethnicity · race · religion · gender
origin, national, nationalism, originate, international, nationality, multinational, nationalist, nationals