nationality Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Na`tion*al"i*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. F. nationalité.
Wordforms
plural Nationalities
Definitions
  1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.
  2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.
  3. A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.
    the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples. H. W. Beecher.
  4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.
  5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.

Webster 1913