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na·tion·al·i·ty  (nsh-nl-t, nsh-nl-)
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.

nationality [ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state or fact of being a citizen of a particular nation
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a body of people sharing common descent, history, language, etc.; a nation
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a national group 30 different nationalities are found in this city
4. national character or quality
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state or fact of being a nation; national status
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nationality - people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality"
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
2.nationality - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalizationnationality - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

nationality
noun
1. citizenship, birth When asked his nationality, he said, `British'.
2. race, nation, tribe, clan, ethnic group the many nationalities that comprise Ethopia
Translations
nationality [ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ] N
1. (= citizenship) → nacionalidad f, ciudadanía f
she took/adopted French nationalityadquirió/adoptó la nacionalidad or ciudadanía francesa
2. (= national group) → nacionalidad f
the city is home to 20 different nationalitiesla ciudad alberga hasta 20 nacionalidades distintas

nationality [ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti] nnationalité f
what nationality is he? → quelle est sa nationalité?, de quelle nationalité est-il?

nationality
nStaatsangehörigkeit f, → Nationalität f; what nationality is he?welche Staatsangehörigkeit hat er?; she is of German nationalitysie hat die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit; the many nationalities presentdie Menschen verschiedener Nationalitäten, die anwesend sind

nationality [ˌnæʃˈnælɪtɪ] nnazionalità f inv; (citizenship) → cittadinanza, nazionalità

nationality جنسية národnost nationalitet Nationalität εθνικότητα nacionalidad kansalaisuus nationalité državljanstvo nazionalità 国籍 국적 nationaliteit nasjonalitet narodowość nacionalidade национальность nationalitet สัญชาติ ulus quốc tịch 国籍


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No one seems to know or to care what my nationality is, and I am treated, on the contrary, with the civility which is the portion of every traveller who pays the bill without scanning the items too narrowly.
These shopkeepers detest the English and despise the Americans; they are rude to both, more especially to ladies of your nationality and mine.
I was living in a time of high political tumult, and I certainly cared very much for the question of slavery which was then filling the minds of men; I felt deeply the shame and wrong of our Fugitive Slave Law; I was stirred by the news from Kansas, where the great struggle between the two great principles in our nationality was beginning in bloodshed; but I cannot pretend that any of these things were more than ripples on the surface of my intense and profound interest in literature.
 
 
 
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