Example sentences for: nationalities

How can you use “nationalities” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Capital city Baku is "rampant with ham-handed Russian spies, as well as Turkish gangsters (known for their proud display of chest hair), black-eyed Chechen revolutionaries, paranoid American diplomats, fanatical Iranian terrorists and financial speculators of various nationalities."

  • In the main they refer to nationalities ( Swiss, British, Egyptian ), places ( Venetian, Himalayan, Balkan ), ethnic, linguistic, or religious groups ( Sanskrit, Gaelic, Muslim ), and people ( Napoleonic, Smithsonian, Dantesque ).

  • Such words can also be termed proper names or proper nouns, though these more general terms may also include titles ( The Times, Gone With The Wind ), nationalities ( the Japanese, Russians ), ethnic or religious groups ( Arabs, Jews ), languages ( English, Swahili ), buildings ( the Central Station, Durham Cathedral ), and organizations ( OPEC, the United Nations ).

  • Collaborating with the Nationalities Council of Indiana, we celebrated multi-cultural Indiana at this three-day event in October with entertainment, 70 cultural and food booths and the presence of over 8,000 school children and 6,000 other visitors from around Indiana.

  • Adding local color, members of minority nationalities — mostly Muslim Hui people and Tibetans — contribute their own customs, costumes, and cuisine to the cosmopolitan mix.


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