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Nationality has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

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

"After living in France for five years, he finally acquired French nationality through naturalization."

3

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

"The film explores how a shared nationality shapes the collective spirit of a community."

In plain English: Nationality is your legal citizenship that tells which country you belong to and owe loyalty to.

"When you fill out your passport application, they will ask for your nationality to record which country you are from."

Usage: Use nationality to describe the legal citizenship of an individual rather than their ethnicity or culture. It is often confused with terms like heritage when referring specifically to a person's country of origin under law.

Example Sentences
"When you fill out your passport application, they will ask for your nationality to record which country you are from." noun
"The form asked for your nationality before you could check in for the flight." noun
"She was proud to declare her American nationality during the passport interview." noun
"Knowing someone's nationality can sometimes help explain their cultural preferences." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
people status

Origin

The word nationality comes from the combination of national and the suffix -ity. Its roots trace back to the Latin word natio, which originally meant "nation" or "people."

Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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