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neutrality

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neu⋅tral⋅i⋅ty

  [noo-tral-i-tee, nyoo-]
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–noun
1. the state of being neutral.
2. the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations: the continuous neutrality of Switzerland.
3. neutral status, as of a seaport during a war.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see neutral, -ity
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neu·tral·i·ty   (nōō-trāl'ĭ-tē, nyōō-)   
n.  The state or policy of being neutral, especially nonparticipation in war.
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Word Origin & History

neutrality 
1480, "the neutral party in any dispute," from M.Fr. neutralite, from M.L. neutralitatem (nom. neutralitas), from L. neutralis (see neutral). Introduced in Fr. 14c. by Jean Froissart. Meaning "a neutral attitude" is from 1494.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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