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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 Eight years later, the program has more than 300 members, from 3 to 56 years old, of more than 25 nationalities. CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Most of it involves loosening visa requirements for potential visitors, including exemptions for travelers from dozens of nationalities. Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024 In doing all this, a confederation would resolve thorny questions arising from the incongruence between citizenship, nationhood, and statehood as well as between demography, nationality, and sovereignty. Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024 The deaths of Palestinians who do not have dual nationality rarely receive the same scrutiny. Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nationality 

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“Nationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationality. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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