nationality
Meaning
- (archaic) National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
- (archaic) Nationalism or patriotism.
- National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
- A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
- (obsolete) Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
Synonyms
cultural heritage
national identity
nation science
alligiance
by extension
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
Etymology
From national + -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin nātio (“nation, people”).
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