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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nationality has 2 senses
- nationality(n = noun.group) Array - 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" is a kind of people
- nationality(n = noun.state) Array - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization; Array is a kind of position, status
Derived forms adjective national3, adjective national2, adjective national1, adjective national7, adjective national6
Derived form adjective national1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nationality, n. [Cf. F. nationalité.].
- The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism. [1913 Webster]
- The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character. [1913 Webster]
- 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." [1913 Webster]
- Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nationality, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a the status of belonging to a particular nation (what is your nationality?; has British nationality). b a nation (people of all nationalities).
2 the condition of being national; distinctive national qualities.
3 an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations.
4 existence as a nation; nationhood.
5 patriotic sentiment.
1 a the status of belonging to a particular nation (what is your nationality?; has British nationality). b a nation (people of all nationalities).
2 the condition of being national; distinctive national qualities.
3 an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations.
4 existence as a nation; nationhood.
5 patriotic sentiment.
THESAURUS
nationality
Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Everyman, John Doe, Public, aboriginality, ally, archduchy, archdukedom, autochthonousness, bloodline, body politic, breed, buffer state, captive nation, chauvinism, chieftaincy, chieftainry, citizenry, citizenship, city-state, clan, colony, common man, commonweal, commonwealth, community, community at large, country, county, culture, domain, dominion, duchy, dukedom, earldom, empery, empire, estate, ethnic group, everybody, everyman, everyone, everywoman, extraction, flag waving, folk, folks, free city, general public, gentry, grand duchy, heritage, independence, indigenousness, internationalism, internationality, jingoism, kingdom, land, love of country, mandant, mandate, mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, men, nation, nationalism, nationhood, native-bornness, nativeness, nativism, nativity, overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, pedigree, people, people in general, peoplehood, persons, polis, polity, populace, population, possession, power, principality, principate, protectorate, province, public, puppet government, puppet regime, race, realm, republic, roots, satellite, self-determination, self-government, seneschalty, settlement, society, sovereign nation, sovereign nationhood, sovereignty, speech community, state, statehood, stock, strain, sultanate, superpower, territory, toparchia, toparchy, tribe, ultranationalism, world, you and meROGET THESAURUS
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Philanthropy
N philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism universal benevolence, endaemonism, deliciae humani generis, cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology common weal, socialism, communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism, patriotism, civism, nationality, love of country, amor patriae, public spirit, chivalry, knight errantry, generosity, philanthropist, endaemonist, utilitarian, Benthamite, socialist, communist, cosmopolite, citizen of the world, amicus humani generis, knight errant, patriot, philanthropic, humanitarian, utilitarian, cosmopolitan, public- spirited, patriotic, humane, large-hearted, chivalric, generous, pro bono publico, pro aris et focis, humani nihil a me alienum puto, omne solum forti patria, un bien fait n'est jamais perdu.Mankind
N man, mankind, human race, human species, human kind, human nature, humanity, mortality, flesh, generation, anthropology, anthropogeny, anthropography, anthroposophy, ethnology, ethnography, humanitarian, human being, person, personage, individual, creature, fellow creature, mortal, body, somebody, one, such a one, some one, soul, living soul, earthling, party, head, hand, dramatis personae, quidam, people, persons, folk, public, society, world, community, community at large, general public, nation, nationality, state, realm, commonweal, commonwealth, republic, body politic, million, population, tribe, clan (paternity), family (consanguinity), cosmopolite, lords of the creation, ourselves, human, mortal, personal, individual, national, civic, public, social, cosmopolitan, anthropoid, am I not a man and a brother?.
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