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na⋅tion⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [nash-uh-nal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 1, 2, 5, 6.
1. the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization: the nationality of an immigrant.
2. the relationship of property, holdings, etc., to a particular nation, or to one or more of its members: the nationality of a ship.
3. nationalism.
4. existence as a distinct nation; national independence: a small colony that has just achieved nationality.
5. a nation or people: the nationalities of the Americas.
6. a national quality or character: Nationalities tend to submerge and disappear in a metropolis.
Origin:
1685–95; national + -ity
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na·tion·al·i·ty   (nāsh'ə-nāl'ĭ-tē, nāsh-nāl'-)   
n.   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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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