nationality : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nationality	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nationality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nationality n 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" the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nationality \Na`tional"ity\, n.; pl. {Nationalities}. [Cf. F. nationalit[82].] 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.