as in citizens
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of nationals
Governments such as those of Spain and Italy demanded in vain the release of several of its nationals.
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Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
In June, the State Department suspended visa issuance, such as visitor and student visas, to those from certain countries, including Venezuela, under a presidential proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals based on terrorism and public safety threats.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Scores of foreign nationals who traveled to a remote Indian Ocean island seeking adventure have become stranded there as simmering tensions between warring Yemeni parties and their backers disrupt travel.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The dead include nationals from Switzerland, France, Belgium, Italy and Portugal, with the youngest described as a 14-year-old French boy.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The injured include 68 Swiss citizens, 21 French nationals, 10 Italians, four Serbs, two Poles and one person each from Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Republic of Congo, according to a police statement.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Networks often order fast nationals from Nielsen to get a preliminary number for a major event.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2001, India used Ayni to evacuate its nationals after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Both suspects, whose names have not been publicly released, are French nationals who live in Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, according to investigators.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
In June, the State Department suspended visa issuance, such as visitor and student visas, to those from certain countries, including Venezuela, under a presidential proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals based on terrorism and public safety threats.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Scores of foreign nationals who traveled to a remote Indian Ocean island seeking adventure have become stranded there as simmering tensions between warring Yemeni parties and their backers disrupt travel.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
The dead include nationals from Switzerland, France, Belgium, Italy and Portugal, with the youngest described as a 14-year-old French boy.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The injured include 68 Swiss citizens, 21 French nationals, 10 Italians, four Serbs, two Poles and one person each from Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal and the Republic of Congo, according to a police statement.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Networks often order fast nationals from Nielsen to get a preliminary number for a major event.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2001, India used Ayni to evacuate its nationals after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Both suspects, whose names have not been publicly released, are French nationals who live in Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, according to investigators.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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In 2031, when new districts will be drawn anyhow, the job will revert to the citizens’ commission.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Many winter Texans flock to the city to escape colder temperatures up north, and Mexican citizens also frequent the city for shopping and business.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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