Definitions for nationality
ˌnæʃ əˈnæl ɪ tina·tion·al·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 11 votes

1. nationalitynoun

   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"

2. nationalitynoun

   the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization

GCIDERate this definition:3.4 / 7 votes

1. Nationalitynoun

   The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had citizens of many nationalities.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. nationalitynoun

   Membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.

2. nationalitynoun

   National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.

3. nationalitynoun

   A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.

4. nationalitynoun

   Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.

5. nationalitynoun

   Nationalism or patriotism.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Nationalitynoun

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

2. Nationalitynoun

   the sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character

3. Nationalitynoun

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

4. Nationalitynoun

   existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity

5. Nationalitynoun

   the state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc

6. Etymology: [Cf. F. nationalit.]

FreebaseRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Nationality

   Nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a nation state. Nationality normally confers some protection of the person by the state, and some obligations on the person towards the state. What these rights and duties are vary from country to country. It differs technically and legally from citizenship, although in most modern countries all nationals are citizens of the state and all citizens are nationals of the state. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the state. The most common distinguishing feature of citizenship is that citizens have the right to participate in the political life of the state, such as by voting or standing for election. The term national can include both citizens and non-citizens. By custom, it is the right of each state to determine who its nationals are. Such determinations are part of nationality law. In some cases, determinations of nationality are also governed by public international law—for example, by treaties on statelessness and the European Convention on Nationality. In English, the same word is used in the sense of an ethnic group. This meaning of nationality is not defined by political borders or passport ownership and includes nations that lack an independent state.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nationality

   The official register of place of birth and the right given by birth to reside in a specific country or nation and the official right to citizenship defined in the legislation of every form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government..

   Our nationality relates to the country or nation we are born in.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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1. • People
   • Status

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nationality' in Nouns Frequency: #3008

How to pronounce nationality?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nationality in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nationality in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nationality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of nationality in a Sentence

1. Hamid Baeidinejad:

   UK Govt's extension of diplomatic protection to Ms Zaghari contravenes int'l law. Govts may only exercise such protection for own nationals, as (the) UK Govt is acutely aware, Iran does not recognize dual nationality. Irrespective of UK residency, Ms Zaghari thus remains Iranian.

2. Mayor Eberhard van der Laan:

   I personally would never give up my British nationality in the circumstances we are now in.

3. Donald Clarke:

   The only way the hockey players could become Chinese citizens is to become naturalized, and under China's nationality law, they need to renounce their foreign citizenship.

4. Brandon Garic Notch:

   As soon as you are born, you're given a name, a religion, a nationality and a race. You spend the rest of your life defining and defending a fictional identity.

5. Todd Allen:

   You have taught me that we are not bound together solely by our nationality, language, religion, culture, race, social or economic status, we are bound by our humanity.

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