nationality

Nationality is the state of being part of a nation whether by birth or naturalization or ties to a specific nation.

(noun)

  1. An example of nationality is German to a German person born in Germany.
  2. An example of nationality is Italian to a person with Italian roots born in the United States.

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See nationality in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. nationalities

  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

See nationality in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. na·tion·al·i·ties
  1. The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
  2. A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation.
  3. Existence as a politically autonomous entity; national independence.
  4. National character.
  5. Nationalism.

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