Nationality

Quick meaning: Nationality is a noun meaning Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.

Meaning

Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.

More Meanings

1. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
2. (now rare) National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
3. (now rare) Nationalism or patriotism.
4. (obsolete) Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.

Example Sentences

Please include your nationality on the form.

By living in the country for five years, you are entitled to get nationality.

Stefi was born in Spain to a Brazilian father and a Chilean mother, so is eligible for three nationalities.

‘You are, to be sure, wonderfully free from that nationality: but so it happens, that you employ the only Scotch shoe-black in London.’

Word Forms

• nationalities

Synonyms for nationality

Depending on context, synonyms include affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship, descent, enfranchisement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nation, country, land, ethnic, nationalism, nationalist.

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