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nationality

[nash-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌnæʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti /


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Most of the victims were from foreign backgrounds and prosecutors are investigating whether the acts targeted the "real or supposed race, ethnicity, nationality or religion" of the victims.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Pernik has said the allegations were “wholly out of character” and that his client’s flight to Saudi Arabia was prebooked, and urged people not make assumption’s about Alfozan due to his Saudi nationality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Vietnamese nationals are still the highest nationality that we see being exploited in Scotland" said Bertram.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Russians make up the second-largest nationality among tourists in the Maldives, behind Chinese nationals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The new science knew no boundaries of language or nationality, at least not within western Europe, within the world of the printing press, gunpowder weaponry, the telescope and the pendulum clock.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Instead, the ministry says FlyDubai agreed in writing to check its pilots’ backgrounds and nationalities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Originally voted for by journalists, the award was restricted to European players until eligibility was expanded to all nationalities in 1995.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Many of the foreign tourists' nationalities were yet to be confirmed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the nationalities of the pilot and passengers were yet to be confirmed.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

He supposed, now that he saw representatives of so many nationalities in the campsite, that he had been stupid never to realize that Hogwarts couldn’t be the only one.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling


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