Thesaurus results for NATIONALITY

nationality

noun

ˌna-shə-ˈna-lə-tē

as in ethnicity

a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions New York City may have more nationalities than any other metropolis in the world

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Recent Examples of nationality The group, formed in 1970 to oppose Vatican II modernizations, has quietly become a parallel church operating globally with 733 priests, 264 seminarians and 50 nationalities despite decades of schism. —

Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 And if the vessel in question is a ghost ship concealing its true nationality, naval forces have the right to board it and start asking some very awkward questions. —

David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026 Police have yet to confirm the genders, nationalities and ages of the victims. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 Passengers and some crew members from more than 20 nationalities on board will be evacuated throughout Sunday into Monday. —

Iain Sullivan, Fortune, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nationality

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Balancing those achievements is her advocacy work as the founder of the Geena Davis Institute, which has partnered with studios, networks and producers to mitigate unconscious bias and increase representation across gender, race, ethnicity, LGBTQ+, disability, age and body type.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
County demographics, including median household income, race/ethnicity and educational attainment, are from the Census.

— New York Times, New York Times, 12 May 2026