nationality

== English == === Etymology === From national +‎ -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin nātio (“nation, people”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, /ˌnæʃˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, /-ˈnæl.ə.ti/, /-ˈnæl.ti/ Hyphenation: na‧tion‧al‧i‧ty, na‧tion‧al‧ity === Noun === nationality (plural nationalities) Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.] A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state. [from 19th c.] (now rare) National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity. [from 17th c.] (now rare) Nationalism or patriotism. [from 18th c.] (obsolete) Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity. [19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (membership of a nation or state): affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship, descent, enfranchisement, ethnicity, national status, naturalization, origin, parentage, race, residence, status (a people): clan, confederation, cultural group, culture, denomination, ethnic group, ethnicity, faith, group, nation, people, persuasion, race, sect, tribe (national character or identity): ancestry, color, colour, ethnicity, identity, origin (nationalism): nationalism, patriotic sentiment, patriotism, (political existence as a national entity): autarchy, autonomy, freedom, independence, liberty, nationhood, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, separation, sovereignty ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nation, national, nationalise, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalize nationhood nation-state nationwide ==== Translations ==== === See also === naturalize