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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 nationality and precise status of all casualties have not been disclosed and questions persist about possible civilian harm. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 The only beings exempt from Gunn’s compassionate gaze are authoritarians of any nationality or species. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 There are more than 200 nationalities in Dubai. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025 Health care workers must never be pressured to identify patients based on nationality or immigration status. Kimberly Galindo, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nationality
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Noun
  • The profiles the algorithm developed also include detailed information on their income, race, ethnicity, place of origin, religion, language, marital status, gun ownership and more.
    David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Autism affects children regardless of race, ethnicity or income level.
    Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The conflict has been largely concentrated in Nigeria's northeast, with frequent spillover into other provinces and across the borders of neighboring nations, particularly Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Protests broke out in the East African nation during and after the vote last Wednesday as demonstrators voiced outrage over the exclusion of Hassan’s main rivals.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Nationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationality. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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