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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 There are more than 200 nationalities in Dubai. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025 One of the hallmarks of La Revue du monde noir was its focus on global liberation for all people, regardless of race, nationality, gender, or class. Literary Hub, 22 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 Many immigrants eventually settled in the city, whose 664,000 inhabitants represent more than 170 nationalities. Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nationality
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  • The brand is spread across age groups, demographics, ethnicities and hairstyles, Vahora said, adding that it over-indexes in the Latin and Black communities.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This data included names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, race or ethnicity information, Social Security numbers and medical record numbers.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.

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