identity card

noun

Synonyms of identity cardnext
: id

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Security forces manning roadblocks asked to see the identity cards of those who went out. — NPR, 1 Nov. 2025 Even her Italian identity card from 1951 listed her occupation as casalinga, housewife. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 When the elderly woman’s identity card expired, the son put on makeup, a wig and her clothes in order to pose as his mother and renew her card – something that must be done in person in Italy, the spokesperson said. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025 Unlike OCIs, NRIs have full citizenship and are accordingly entitled to a passport and a voter’s identity card. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for identity card

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of identity card was in 1900

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“Identity card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20card. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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