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na·tion·al·ity (nas̸h′ə nal′ə tē)
noun pl. nationalities -·ties
- national quality or character
- the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization; identification as to national origin
- the condition or fact of being a nation
- a national group, esp. of immigrants from some other country in full nationality group
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nationality
n.
Citizenship
native land, allegiance, adopted country, political home; see country 3, origin 2.A national group
body politic, society, community; see citizen, population, race 2.
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Converse of object
- acquire: We have changed the regulations to make it possible for children born abroad to British mothers to acquire British nationality.
Adjective modifier
- dual: Many bilingual learners are British citizens or have dual nationality.
Modifies a noun
- directorate: Home Office immigration and nationality directorate Contains vital information for refugees planning to stay in the UK.
Noun used with modifier
- minority: This included Samuel Pollard, who became the most famed missionary leader among the Flowery Miao, a minority nationality.
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Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
This barbarous feeling of nationalityhas become the curse of Europe.
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