nationalities

noun

plural of nationality
as in nations
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 nationalities The top-10 nationalities are French, American, Italian, German, Chinese, Swiss, British, South Korean, Spanish and Russian. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 There was no immediate information on the nationalities of the dead. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Growth is now coming from a broader mix of nationalities, routes and traveler profiles, says Britta Hoffmann, director of commercial global beauty at Gebr. — Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 More than 300 participants have passed through the program, with this year’s cohort spanning 16 nationalities and including Egyptians from 20 of the country’s 27 governorates. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 The report also raises the possibility that foreign fighters currently in Syria, including Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Tajiks and other nationalities, could be transferred to Yemen. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 As part of orchestrating this project, Simon was also involved in securing visas for the various international performers, encountering in the process the uneven access to travel for cultural workers across classes, nationalities, and milieus. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 The job even gets meta, with the British star cracking a joke about which nationalities are cast in best roles Hollywood has to offer Black talent. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 Support from the international community could provide vital access and funding, as victims might be of many nationalities, and regional governments might be less likely to undertake independent investigations themselves. — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalities
  1. nations
  2. ethnicities
  3. minorities
  4. races
Noun
  • Leftist mainstream media outlets piled on this week to express outrage at my observation, during a speech in Grand Rapids for Mike Rogers, about the troubling dearth of scientific output from the world’s 22 Arab nations over the past five decades.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Deployments from contributing nations have lagged and costs have risen.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • All participants were also of European ancestry, so the findings may not apply to people of different races and ethnicities.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the show isn’t dealing in Hamilton-esque race-blind casting, where the ethnicities of the performers go unacknowledged in the story.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ethnicities
Noun
  • Hatred toward minorities is not new in America, but the recent surge in hostility aimed at Indian Americans is staggering.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The chats included messages about killing communists, racial and religious minorities and other groups, as well as discussions of drunk driving and drug use.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of minorities
Noun
  • The increases have been particularly pronounced in states with competitive Senate races, including Iowa and Kansas, where early voting is up roughly 30%.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • At the start of this election cycle, Democrats appeared unlikely to gain Senate seats because many races were in red states.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of races

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