nationalitynoun
uk/ˌnæʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti//ˌnæʃˈnælˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌnæʃ.ənˈæl.ə.t̬i//ˌnæʃˈnælˈæl.ə.t̬i/A1 [ C or U ] the official right to belong to a particular country:
She has British nationality.
What nationality are you?
[ C ] a group of people of the same race, religion, traditions, etc.:
At the International School they have pupils of 46 different nationalities.
More examples
- He has dual British and American nationality.
- We teach students of all nationalities.
- What nationality were your grandparents?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
- Afro
- compatriot
- countrywide
- homegrown
- homeland
- internation
- land
- mother country
- motherland
- nation-state
- national
- nationwide
- offshore
- soil
- South Sudan
- state
- state-controlled
- statehood
- stateless
- subject
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