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Meaning of nationality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti

Definitions

  1. Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
  3. The country or nation to which a person belongs through birth or naturalization.
  4. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state
  5. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
  6. of or belonging to a particular nation. national government; national pride. nasionaal قَومي، وَطَني национален nacional národní National-..., Staats-... national εθνικόςnacional rahvuslik ملی kansallinen nationalלאומי राष्ट्रीय narodni, nacionalan nemzeti, országos nasional þjóðar- nazionale 国民の 국가의 šalies, valstybinis, tautinis, nacionalinis nacionāls; valsts-; tautas- negara nationaalnasjonal, folke-narodowy ملى،اړوند په خلكو nacional naţional национальный národný naroden; nacionalen nacio...
  7. National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity
  8. National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
    archaic
  9. Nationalism or patriotism.
    archaic
  10. nasionaal قَوْمِيّاً، وَطَنِيّاً общонародно nacionalmente národně National-..., Staats-... nationalt εθνικά nacionalmente üleriigiliselt ازلحاظ ملی kansallisesti nationalementלאומי राष्ट्र की दृष्टि nacionalno országosan secara nasional á þjóðarvísu a livello nazionale 国全体として 국가적으로 šalies mastu nacionāli; tautiski; valstiski di seluruh negara, dari sudut kepentingan negara nationaalnasjonalt narodowo په ملى توګه nacionalmente naţional в масштабе всей страны; как нация národne narodno naciona...
  11. Nationalism or patriotism
  12. Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
    obsolete
  13. nasionalis قَوْمي، وَطَني националист nacionalista vlastenec der/die Nationalist(in) nationalist εθνικιστήςnacionalista rahvuslane ملی گرا nationalisti nationaliste לְאוּמָן राष्ट्रवादी nacionalist hazafi nasionalis þjóðernissinni nazionalista 国家主義者 국가주의자, 민족주의자 savo tautos nepriklausomybės šalininkas, nacionalistas nacionālists; cīnītājs par nacionālu neatkarību berfahaman kebangsaan nationalistnasjonalistnacjonalista ملى پالونكى nacionalista naţionalist националист vlastenec, -ka nacionalis...
  14. Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity
  15. nasionalisties وَطَني، قَومي националистичен nacionalista vlastenecký nationalistisch nationalistisk εθνικιστικόςnacionalista natsionalistlik وابسته به ملی گرایی nationalistinen nationalisteלאומני राष्ट्रवादी nacionalistički hazafias nasionalistis þjóðernissinnaður nazionalistico 国家主義の 국가주의적인 nacionalistinis, šovinistinis nacionālistisks; nacionālas neatkarības- bersemangat kebangsaan nationalistischnasjonalistisknacjonalistyczny اړوند په ملى پالنه nacionalista naţionalist националистический ...
  16. (the state of belonging to) a particular nation. `What nationality are you?' `I'm German'; You can see (people of) many nationalities in London. nasionaliteit قَومِيَّه националност nacionalidade národnost die Nationalität nationalitet εθνικότηταnacionalidad rahvus, kodakondsus ملیت kansallisuus nationalité אזרחות, נתינות राष्ट्रीयता narodnost, nacionalnost nemzetiség; állampolgárság kebangsaan þjóðerni nazionalità 国籍 국적 tautybė, tauta, pilietybė nacionalitāte; tautība; pavalstniecība kewarga...
  17. to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual. nasionaliseer يُضْفي الصِّفَة القَوْمِيَّه национализирам nacionalizar znárodnit verstaatlichen nationalisere κρατικοποιώ nacionalizar natsionaliseerima ملی کردن kansallistaa nationaliser לְהַלאִים राष्ट्रीय करण करना nacionalizirati államosít menasionalisasi þjóðnÿta nazionalizzare 国有にする 국유화하다 nacionalizuoti nacionalizēt memiliknegarakan nationaliserensosialisere, nasjonaliserenac...
    especially
  18. nasionalisasie تأميم، تَحْويل المِلْكِيَّه الخاصَّه إلى عامَّه национализация nacionalização znárodnění die Verstaatlichung nationalisering κρατικοποίησηnacionalización natsionaliseerimine ملی سازی kansallistaminen nationalisationהלאמה राष्ट्रीयकरण podržavljenje államosítás; honosítás nasionalisasi þjóðnÿting nazionalizzazione 国有化 국유화 nacionalizacija nacionalizācija pemiliknegaraan nationalisatiesosialisering, nasjonalisering nacjonalizacja ملى كول nacionalização na­ţio­­nali­zare национализа...
  19. a nation's official song or hymn. volkslied نَشيد وَطَني национален химн hino nacional státní hymna die Nationalhymne nationalsang εθνικός ύμνοςhimno nacional riigihümn سرود ملی kansallishymni hymne national הִמנוֹן לְאוּמִי राष्ट्रगान nacionalna himna nemzeti himnusz lagu kebangsaan þjóðsöngur inno nazionale 国歌 국가 valstybinis himnas valsts himna lagu kebangsaan volksliednasjonalsang hymn narodowy ملى سرود hino nacional imn naţional государственный гимн štátna hymna državna himna nacionalna h...
  20. in some countries, a period of compulsory service in the armed forces. nasionale diensplig خِدْمَة وَطَنِيَّه، خِدْمَه عَسْكَرِيَّه военна повинност serviço militar vojenská služba die Wehrpflicht militærtjeneste στρατιωτική θητεία servicio militar ajateenistus خدمت ملی asevelvollisuus service militaire שֵׁירות לְאוּמִי राष्ट्रीय सेवा državna služba, vojna služba kötelező katonai szolgálat wajib militer herskylda servizio militare 兵役 국민 병역 karinė prievolė karadienests perkhidmatan negara mili...

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca milliyyət
Беларуская грамадзя́нства
Български гражданство
বাংলা জাতীয়তা
Català nacionalitat
Dansk nationalitet
Español nacionalidad
Eesti rahvus
Français nationalité
Gaeilge náisiúntacht
Galego nacionalidade
Íslenska þjóðerni
Italiano nazionalità
日本語 国籍
Қазақша ұлт
ខ្មែរ សញ្ជាតិ
한국어 국적
Kurdî millet
Кыргызча улут
Lëtzebuergesch Nationalitéit
ລາວ ສັນຊາດ
Latviešu tautība
Македонски националност
Монгол үндэстэн
Bahasa Melayu kerakyatan kewarganegaraan
မြန်မာဘာသာ လူမျိုး အမျိုးသား
Nederlands natie nationaliteit volk volksaard
پښتو مليت
Português nacionalidade
Română naționalitate
Shqip kombësi
Svenska nationalitet
Kiswahili uraya utaifa
Тоҷикӣ миллият
Türkmençe millet
ئۇيغۇرچە مىللەت
اردو قومیت
Oʻzbekcha millat
Tiếng Việt quốc tịch

Examples

“By living in the country for five years, you are entitled to get nationality.”
“Stefi was born in Spain to a Brazilian father and a Chilean mother, so is eligible for three nationalities.”
“Please include your nationality on the form.”
“One reason why many Asian countries oppose dual nationality is a belief that it can create divided loyalties among citizens, said Jelena Dzankic, co-director of the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT), an international citizenship research network.”
“Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.”
“[…]permit me to say that the Harranians were Arabs and that the Arabs in occupying Spain and Andalusia did not lose their nationality; they remained Arabs. […] The fact that they preserved their former religion, Sabaeanism, does not mean they should be considered foreign to the Arab nationality.”
“‘You are, to be sure, wonderfully free from that nationality: but so it happens, that you employ the only Scotch shoe-black in London.’”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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