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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
nationality
    n 1: 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: the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or
       naturalization

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nationality \Na`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Nationalities. [Cf. F.
   nationalit['e].]
   1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to
      one's own nation; patriotism.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation;
      national character.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A race or people, as determined by common language and
      character, and not by political bias or divisions; a
      nation.
      [1913 Webster]

            The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for
            in the condition of nationalities and the character
            of peoples.                           --H. W.
                                                  Beecher.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national
      unity and integrity.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected
      with a nation or government by nativity, character,
      ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's
      nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had
      citizens of many nationalities.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

Thesaurus Results for nationality:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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