'Nationality' definitions:

Definition of 'nationality'

From: WordNet
noun
People having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality"
noun
The status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization

Definition of 'Nationality'

From: GCIDE
  • Nationality \Na`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Nationalities. [Cf. F. nationalit['e].]
  • 1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation. [1913 Webster]
  • The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples. --H. W. Beecher. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had citizens of many nationalities. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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