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A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final s or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. Irishman, Scotswoman).
By the late 19th century, European countries began introducing country of origin labelling legislation. In the 20th century, as markets became more global and trade barriers removed, consumers had access to a broader range of goods from almost anywhere in the world. Country of origin is an important consideration in purchase decision-making. [13]
The allegorical personification of Italy (Italia turrita; lit. ' Turreted Italy ').The allegorical representation with the towers draws its origins from ancient Rome.The origin of the turreted woman is linked to the figure of Cybele, a deity of fertility of Anatolian origin, in whose representations she wears a wall crown.
The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted. See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes.
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.
The country had one of the largest economies in the world for most of the past two millennia, [286] during which it has seen cycles of prosperity and decline. [ 53 ] [ 287 ] Since economic reforms began in 1978, China has developed into a highly diversified economy and one of the most consequential players in international trade.
Attacks on diplomatic missions by country of origin (31 C) C. Cultivars by country of origin (3 C) D. Diasporas by country of origin (209 C) E.
A domicile of origin is the one with which a person is born. It can be changed as a result of adoption and marriage. Under the common law, a married woman was deemed to have the same domicile as her husband, so the domicile of origin of the children of the marriage was the same as that of their father and the time of birth.