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na·tion·al·ity (nas̸h′ə nal′ə tē)

noun pl. nationalities -·ties

  1. national quality or character
  2. the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization; identification as to national origin
  3. the condition or fact of being a nation
  4. a national group, esp. of immigrants from some other country
    in full nationality group

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nationality Synonyms

nationality

n.

  1. Citizenship

    native land, allegiance, adopted country, political home; see country 3, origin 2.

  2. A national group

    body politic, society, community; see citizen, population, race 2.


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nationality Usage Examples

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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nationality quotes

   Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

-Beethoven, Ludwig van

This barbarous feeling of nationality†has become the curse of Europe.

-Senghor, Le¤  opold Se¤  dar

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