nationality

A1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #19048

Meanings

1

noun
The legal status of belonging to a particular nation or country.

After living here for five years, she applied for British nationality.
2

noun
A group of people sharing a common origin, culture, or language.

The region is home to several different nationalities.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the legal status of... citizenship

2 noun · a group of people sharing a... ethnic group

Word family

Forms nationalities

Derived forms antinationalityethnonationalitynationalitariantransnationalityunnationality

Related forms nationnation-statenationalnationalisenationalism nationalist nationalistic nationalize nationhood nationwide naturalize

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Phrases (1)

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same nationality
A shared national origin, heritage, or set of cultural traditions.

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Art has no nationality

Etymology

From national + -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin nātio (“nation, people”).

Topics

Places & Geography

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# nationality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 19048

## Meanings
1. The legal status of belonging to a particular nation or country.
2. A group of people sharing a common origin, culture, or language.

## Examples
- After living here for five years, she applied for British nationality.
- The region is home to several different nationalities.

## Derived Forms
- antinationality
- ethnonationality
- nationalitarian
- transnationality
- unnationality

## Related Forms
- nation
- nation-state
- national
- nationalise
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- nationalize
- nationhood
- nationwide
- naturalize

## Etymology
From national + -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin nātio (“nation, people”).

## AI Etymology
Nationality comes from national + -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin nātio (“nation, people”). In present-day English its meanings include the legal status of belonging to a particular nation or country and a group of people sharing a common origin, culture, or language. Related and derived forms include nation, nation-state, national, and antinationality.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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