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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.
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Nationality

Na`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Nationalities. [Cf. F. nationalit['e].]

1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.

2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.

3. A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.

the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples. --H. W. Beecher.

4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.

5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : nationality
Spanish: nacionalidad,
German: die Nationalität,
Japanese: 国籍
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