nationality
pronunciation
How to pronounce nationality in British English:
UK [ˌnæʃəˈnæləti]
How to pronounce nationality in American English:
US [ˌnæʃəˈnæləti]
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- Noun:
- the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
Word Origin
- nationality (n.)
- 1690s, "national quality," from national + -ity (in some usages perhaps from French nationalité. As "fact of belonging to or being a citizen of a particular state," from 1828, gradually shading into "race, ethnicity." Meaning "separate existence as a nation" is recorded from 1832. Related: Nationalities. But I do love a country that loves itself. I love a country that insists on its own nationality which is the same thing as a person's insisting on his own personality. [Robert Frost, letter, April 21, 1919]
Example
- 1. Is the problem their confidence or their nationality ?
- 2. Does your nationality affect how you 're viewed by fans ?
- 3. You talk to me of nationality language religion .
- 4. Liu said more than 90 countries and regions currently recognize dual nationality .
- 5. Such an infant would be the first real martian -- at least by nationality .