B216 words · Upper-intermediate

Nationalities vocabulary — B2

Nationalities vocabulary for people moving between countries, including immigrant, refugee and cosmopolitan, plus stereotype and colonial.

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immigrant
/ˈɪməɡrənt/
A person who comes to live permanently in a country that is not their birthplace.
Example: Many immigrants in this city work in healthcare.
heritage
/ˈhɛrətədʒ/
The traditions, buildings and history that a country passes to younger people.
Example: The festival celebrates the island's musical heritage.
multicultural
/ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl/
Including people from many different countries, religions and ways of life.
Example: Our school is proudly multicultural, with students from forty countries.
minority
/maɪˈnɔrəti/
People in a country whose race, religion or language differs from most others there.
Example: The island has a small Portuguese-speaking minority.
migration
/maɪˈɡreɪʃən/
The movement of people from one country or area to live in another.
Example: The city has grown fast because of migration from rural areas.
refugee
/ˈrɛfjudʒi/
A person who has been forced to leave their country, often because of war or danger.
Example: The charity provides housing for refugees.
integration
/ˌɪntəˈɡreɪʃən/
The process of becoming part of a new community or society and taking part fully in it.
Example: The programme supports the integration of new arrivals into local schools.
stereotype
/ˈstɛriəˌtaɪp/
A fixed, oversimplified idea about what all members of a particular group are like.
Example: The film was criticised for relying on lazy national stereotypes.
dual nationality
Official membership of two countries at the same time, with rights in both.
Example: Thanks to her parents, she holds dual nationality.
cosmopolitan
/ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən/
Containing people and influences from many different countries and cultures.
Example: London is famous for being a cosmopolitan city.
diversity
/dɪˈvɜrsɪti/
The presence of people from many different backgrounds in one place.
Example: The council published its diversity figures for the first time.
ancestry
/ˈænsɛstri/
The family and nationality a person comes from.
Example: He has Irish ancestry on both sides going back four generations.
descent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
The origin of a person in terms of family or nationality.
Example: She is of Nigerian descent but has never lived outside Leeds.
settler
/ˈsɛtələr/
Someone who moves to a new country to live there permanently.
Example: The first settler families arrived with almost nothing.
colonial
/kəˈloʊniəl/
Relating to a country ruled by another country.
Example: The museum finally addressed its colonial collection openly.
patriotic
/ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk/
Feeling strong love and pride for your own country.
Example: The crowd was patriotic without being aggressive about it.