nationality

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti
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• Hyphenation: na‧tion‧al‧i‧ty,

na‧tion‧al‧ity

[edit] Etymology

From national +‎ -ity, recorded since 1691, perhaps modelled on French nationalité; ultimately from Latin natio (“‘nation, people’”).

[edit] Noun

nationality (plural nationalities)

1. (Cleanup of this sense is being sought)⁺: Membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
2. National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
3. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
4. Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
5. (archaic) Nationalism or patriotism.

[edit] Synonyms

• (membership of a nation or state): affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship, descent, enfranchisement, ethnicity, national status, naturalization, origin, parentage, race, residence, status
• (national character or identity): ancestry, color, colour, ethnicity, identity, origin
• (a people): clan, confederation, cultural group, culture, denomination, ethnic group, ethnicity, faith, group, nation, people, persuasion, race, sect, tribe
• (political existence as a national entity): autarchy, autonomy, freedom, independence, liberty, nationhood, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, separation, sovereignty
• (nationalism): nationalism, patriotic sentiment, patriotism,

[edit] Related terms

• nation, national, nationalise, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalize
• nationhood
• nation-state
• nationwide

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• naturalize