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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Representatives of 15 member states joined this one-day meeting to discuss processes to send back Afghan nationals who had no legal right to remain in the EU.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two Palestinian families were trapped inside their homes along with five Italian nationals who were visiting one of them, according to two people besieged there who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Eleven people were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly organizing hundreds of sham marriages for foreigners seeking US residency, mostly Chinese nationals, officials said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Stephenson said the climbers were all "pretty experienced" European nationals who appeared to have been caught off-guard by the severity of the weather.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Most of its engineers were Chinese nationals on work visas, and thus trapped—there was no risk that anyone would quit before the lights were out.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
