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
Government planes carrying Spanish and French nationals landed in Madrid and Paris on Sunday afternoon, where the passengers were transported to a hospital, according to the two countries' governments.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Dutch nationals are expected to be isolated at home for six weeks, while foreign passengers remaining in the Netherlands will be quarantined by municipal health authorities.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 11 May 2026
Three Americans and two Chinese nationals were arrested in a joint operation of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the narcotics control bureau of China’s Public Security Ministry that spanned Florida, Nevada and the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 11 May 2026
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has confirmed that one of the five French nationals repatriated from Tenerife on Sunday showed symptoms of hantavirus while on board the flight returning them to France.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Seventeen people were evacuated hours after the eruption, including seven Singaporean nationals.
—Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Both the man and his wife were Dutch nationals, according to Oceanwide Expeditions.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Many Venezuelan nationals are already able to speak to the impact of losing TPS.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Officials said three Indian nationals suffered moderate injuries and were hospitalized.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Dutch nationals are expected to be isolated at home for six weeks, while foreign passengers remaining in the Netherlands will be quarantined by municipal health authorities.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 11 May 2026
Three Americans and two Chinese nationals were arrested in a joint operation of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the narcotics control bureau of China’s Public Security Ministry that spanned Florida, Nevada and the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 11 May 2026
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has confirmed that one of the five French nationals repatriated from Tenerife on Sunday showed symptoms of hantavirus while on board the flight returning them to France.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Seventeen people were evacuated hours after the eruption, including seven Singaporean nationals.
—Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Both the man and his wife were Dutch nationals, according to Oceanwide Expeditions.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Many Venezuelan nationals are already able to speak to the impact of losing TPS.
—Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Officials said three Indian nationals suffered moderate injuries and were hospitalized.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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Daniel de Visé Fourteen Spanish citizens who were on the cruise ship afflicted with a hantavirus outbreak have arrived home in Spain.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Arguments in that case, which are also slated for Tuesday, will focus on a campaign seeking to strike the map down at the ballot box through a quirk in Missouri law called the referendum that allows citizens to challenge most laws passed by state lawmakers.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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