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 Vargas found that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had exceeded his authority by categorically stopping consular officers from issuing visas based on applicants’ nationalities. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 The Reuters news agency and The Kathmandu Post cited a statement by police putting the death toll at 22, but there was no word on the nationalities of the casualties. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 And for many visitors, getting there doesn’t require much advance paperwork either as travelers from over 160 countries and nationalities can enter without securing a visa beforehand. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 The Miami Herald reached out to Customs asking about the nationalities of 14 people on the boat. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The report didn’t mention the nationalities of other referees implicated. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Because Anthropic lacked a reliable way to verify users’ nationalities in real time, the company disabled both models worldwide within hours before gradually restoring access after negotiations with the administration. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026 Authors representing seven nationalities are on the 2026 longlist with the majority hailing from the UK. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 July 2026 In Dubai, more than 200 nationalities coexist in peace, security, and prosperity because tolerance is actively enforced, leaving zero room for extremist ideologies. — Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalities
  1. nations
  2. ethnicities
  3. minorities
  4. races
Noun
  • Officials in nations that have traditionally had strong economic links with Iran have not heard much from the US this week.
    — Yash Roy, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has made no secret of his intent to halt the advancing influence by both adversary nations into not only Venezuela, but throughout the Western hemisphere.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • The church’s origins date to the arrival of Christian missionaries in Mombasa in 1844, and its membership has long represented a diverse cross section of Kenyan society, with members of various ethnicities and social strata.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa, the big three of the three hundred–plus ethnicities that made up the national character, exerted their outsized influence in the shattering wave of military coups that preceded and followed the brutal civil war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of ethnicities
Noun
  • Democrats focus on voters in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin — even Fort Worth — and their suburbs, particularly minorities.
    — Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Recruitment policies that determine the racial and ethnic makeup of a police force can also significantly affect the relationships between the police and minorities.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of minorities
Noun
  • In races across the country, former GOP politicians are leaning into their pasts.
    — Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2026
  • His Olympics paintings capture the energy of soccer matches, foot races, and the joy and diversity of sport.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of races

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“Nationalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalities. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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