Synonyms of nationals

nationals

noun

plural of national

as in citizens

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it

recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citizens
• residents
• subjects
• freemen
• inhabitants
• countrymen
• natives
• compatriots
• nonimmigrants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aliens
• foreigners
• strangers
• immigrants
• noncitizens
• nonnatives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nationals

In the eastern coastal city of Durban, where looting of shops owned by foreign nationals was reported by the state broadcaster, SABC, riot police were deployed to the city center. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Both men are Cuban nationals with lawful permanent residences in the United States, according to their complaints. — David Goodhue october 7, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

MacKenzie Teymouri said in court that the defendants held American, Chinese and Mexican passports, and two law enforcement sources told The Times that Xuan and Zhang are Chinese nationals with dual citizenship. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

And Section 702 of FISA, which allows intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless spying on foreign nationals, expired in June. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

The men – identified only as British nationals between the ages of 23 and 25 and from London area – were quickly released on bail with police confirming no explosives were found in three vans at the scene. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Five British nationals, all men in their mid-20s, were arrested Sunday morning in an English village near the British air force base RAF Fairford on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. — Jill Lawless, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026