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Nationality

/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

  1. Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
  2. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
  3. (now rare) National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
  4. (now rare) Nationalism or patriotism.
  5. (obsolete) Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.

Example Sentences

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.
Please include your nationality on the form.
One reason why many Asian countries oppose dual nationality is a belief that it can create divided loyalties among citizens, said Jelena Dzankic, co-director of the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT), an international citizenship research network.
Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
[…]permit me to say that the Harranians were Arabs and that the Arabs in occupying Spain and Andalusia did not lose their nationality; they remained Arabs. […] The fact that they preserved their former religion, Sabaeanism, does not mean they should be considered foreign to the Arab nationality.
‘You are, to be sure, wonderfully free from that nationality: but so it happens, that you employ the only Scotch shoe-black in London.’

Synonyms for nationality

affiliationallegianceancestrycitizenshipdescentenfranchisementethnicitynational statusnaturalizationoriginparentageraceresidencestatusclanconfederationcultural groupculturedenominationethnic groupfaithgroupnationpeoplepersuasionsecttribecolorcolouridentity

Antonyms for nationality

Related Words

nationcountrylanda peopleethnicnationalismnationalistnationalethnicitynationhoodcitizenshipnaturalizationcitizenrynaturalisationcitizenmembershipfolknationalsaffiliationidentity

Word Forms

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does nationality mean?

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

What is a synonym for nationality?

Common synonyms include affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship.

What is the opposite of nationality?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use nationality in a sentence?

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

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