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Meaning of 'nationality' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nationality [ n.]
- The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.
- The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.
- A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.
- Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.
- The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.

Meaning of 'nationality' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nationality [ n]
Meaning (1):
- people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
Example in sentence:
  • immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out;
  • such images define their sense of nationality

Nearby Words:

nat natal natal plum natalitial natalitious nataloin natals natant natantly natation

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