[nash-uh-nal-i-tee] 
| 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. |
| na·tion·al·i·ty (nāsh'ə-nāl'ĭ-tē, nāsh-nāl'-) n. pl. na·tion·al·i·ties
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