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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 Volek said that for the first time, wealthy Americans are far and away the company’s largest client base, accounting for 20% of its business, or more than any other nationality. Robert Frank, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 Yet in spite of his centrality to Mono-ha, Lee was also something of an outlier, occupying a position suspended between nationalities and artistic traditions. Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 Investigators were still trying to determine the nationality of the sixth person killed, the attorney general’s office said. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 Many of these are British, and English is the common language between residents of all nationalities. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 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 30 Nov. 2024.

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