nationality
English
Noun
(nationalities)
Membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
(archaic) Nationalism or patriotism.
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,
Related terms
* nation, national, nationalise, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalize
* nationhood
* nation-state
* nationwide
See also
* naturalize
