nationality
noun
the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization.
nationalities
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pluralof nationality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the nationalities of the pilot and passengers were yet to be confirmed.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Since Anthropic couldn’t verify users’ nationalities in real time, it turned the models off for everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Somerville said Scotland had a long history of welcoming people of all nationalities and faiths, including those seeking refuge and asylum from war and persecution.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
But as one panelist says—during a clip in which podcasting bro Andrew Schulz is trying to catalog the nationalities of the players in a Team USA photo—“They’re American, dude.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
I could hear a lot of words often repeated, queer words, for there were many nationalities in the crowd; so I quietly got my polyglot dictionary from my bag and looked them out.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
