national
adjective
of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit.
nationals
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pluralof national.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Last year, federal prosecutors similarly charged two Chinese nationals living in Southern California with illegally exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence microchips to China.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He said the dead included three Pakistani nationals, one Indian and one national of Myanmar.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Four Americans, all U.S.-Israeli dual nationals, were on the plane, said a State Department spokesman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The five men are all UK nationals in their 20s from London.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Jaime became a superb gymnast, short and wiry like Nancy, and Nancy and Jerry had hopes for her in the nationals, if not the Olympics.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
