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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 Many people who had been displaced no longer knew their nationalities. Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025 Under an executive order, the Trump administration has also sought to end the kind of birthright citizenship — automatic U.S. nationality granted to almost anyone born in the country and its territories — to which the Guatemalan mother's newborn is otherwise entitled. Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 May 2025 There were 11 adult men and four adult women aboard the boat, all claiming Mexican nationality, according to the release. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025 Other provisions of the letter included that Harvard ban all DEI policies, or at least those that consider gender, race, ability, age, socioeconomic status, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or nationality. Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nationality
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Noun
  • This was regardless of income, education, gender, race or ethnicity.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Christians are called to love and respect all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender, identity, or religious beliefs.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
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  • Co-directed by Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, and Jennifer Wickham, the docu captures the Wet’suwet’en nation’s right to stewardship and sovereignty over their territories.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 May 2025
  • Per capita pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. is 2.3 times larger than the spending levels in the average OECD nation.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

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“Nationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationality. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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