noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
/ˌnæʃˈnæl.ɪ.ti/
/-ˈnæl.ə.ti/
/-ˈnæl.ti/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Nationalism or patriotism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out
such images define their sense of nationality
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: people
7
noun
Meaning 7
the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
History
Etymology
From national + -ity, perhaps after French nationalité; ultimately from Latin nātio (“nation, people”).
Across languages
Translations
173 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
nasionaliteit
— membership of a nation or state
Albanian:
kombësi
— membership of a nation or state
Southern Altai:
ук
(uk)
— membership of a nation or state
Southern Altai:
национальность
(nacionalʹnostʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Amharic:
ዜግነት
(zegnät)
— membership of a nation or state
Arabic:
جِنْسِيَّة
(jinsiyya)
— membership of a nation or state
Armenian:
ազգություն
(azgutʻyun)
— membership of a nation or state
Armenian:
քաղաքացիություն
(kʻaġakʻacʻiutʻyun)
— membership of a nation or state
Azerbaijani:
milliyyət
— membership of a nation or state
Bashkir:
милләт
(millət)
— membership of a nation or state
Belarusian:
нацыяна́льнасць
(nacyjanálʹnascʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Belarusian:
наро́днасць
(naródnascʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Belarusian:
грамадзя́нства
(hramadzjánstva)
— membership of a nation or state
Bengali:
জাতীয়তা
(jatiẏota)
— membership of a nation or state
Bulgarian:
национа́лност
(nacionálnost)
— membership of a nation or state
Bulgarian:
гра́жданство
(gráždanstvo)
— membership of a nation or state
Burmese:
အမျိုးသား
(a.myui:sa:)
— membership of a nation or state
Catalan:
nacionalitat
— membership of a nation or state
Chechen:
къам
(qʼam)
— membership of a nation or state
Chinese Cantonese:
國籍 /国籍
(gwok3 zik6)
— membership of a nation or state
Chinese:
國籍 /国籍
(zh-min-nan)
— membership of a nation or state
Chinese Mandarin:
國籍 /国籍
(guójí)
— membership of a nation or state
Czech:
národnost
— membership of a nation or state
Czech:
občanství
— membership of a nation or state
Danish:
nationalitet
— membership of a nation or state
Dutch:
nationaliteit
— membership of a nation or state
Esperanto:
nacieco
— membership of a nation or state
Estonian:
rahvuslikkus
— membership of a nation or state
Estonian:
rahvus
— membership of a nation or state
Faroese:
tjóðskapur
— membership of a nation or state
Finnish:
kansalaisuus
— membership of a nation or state
French:
nationalité
— membership of a nation or state
Friulian:
nazionalitât
— membership of a nation or state
Galician:
nacionalidade
— membership of a nation or state
Georgian:
ეროვნება
(erovneba)
— membership of a nation or state
Georgian:
მოქალაქეობა
(mokalakeoba)
— membership of a nation or state
German:
Nationalität
— membership of a nation or state
Greek:
εθνικότητα
(ethnikótita)
— membership of a nation or state
Haitian Creole:
nasyonalite
— membership of a nation or state
Hebrew:
אזרחות
(ezrakhút)
— membership of a nation or state
Hindi:
राष्ट्रीयता
(rāṣṭrīytā)
— membership of a nation or state
Hindi:
नागरिकता
(nāgriktā)
— membership of a nation or state
Hungarian:
nemzetiség
— membership of a nation or state
Hungarian:
állampolgárság
— membership of a nation or state
Icelandic:
þjóðerni
— membership of a nation or state
Indonesian:
bangsa
— membership of a nation or state
Indonesian:
kebangsaan
— membership of a nation or state
Irish:
náisiúntacht
— membership of a nation or state
Italian:
nazionalità
— membership of a nation or state
Japanese:
国籍
(kokuseki)
— membership of a nation or state
Kazakh:
ұлт
(ūlt)
— membership of a nation or state
Khmer:
សញ្ជាតិ
(sañciət)
— membership of a nation or state
Korean:
국적
(gukjeok)
— membership of a nation or state
Central Kurdish:
نەتەوایەتی
(netewayetî)
— membership of a nation or state
Northern Kurdish:
miliyet
— membership of a nation or state
Kyrgyz:
улут
(ulut)
— membership of a nation or state
Lao:
ສັນຊາດ
(san sāt)
— membership of a nation or state
Latvian:
tautība
— membership of a nation or state
Lithuanian:
tautybė
— membership of a nation or state
Luxembourgish:
Nationalitéit
— membership of a nation or state
Macedonian:
национа́лност
(nacionálnost)
— membership of a nation or state
Malay:
kerakyatan
— membership of a nation or state
Malay:
kewarganegaraan
— membership of a nation or state
Maltese:
nazzjonalità
— membership of a nation or state
Mongolian:
үндэстэн
(ündesten)
— membership of a nation or state
Mongolian:
яс үндэс
(jas ündes)
— membership of a nation or state
Norman:
nâtionalité
— membership of a nation or state
Norwegian Bokmål:
nasjonalitet
— membership of a nation or state
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nasjonalitet
— membership of a nation or state
Pashto:
مليت
(melyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Dari:
مِلِّیَت
(milliyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Dari:
قَوْمِیَّت
(qawmiyyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Iranian Persian:
مِلِّیَت
(melliyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Iranian Persian:
قُوْمِیَّت
(ġowmiyyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Polish:
narodowość
— membership of a nation or state
Polish:
obywatelstwo
— membership of a nation or state
Portuguese:
nacionalidade
— membership of a nation or state
Romani:
themutnipen
— membership of a nation or state
Romanian:
naționalitate
— membership of a nation or state
Romanian:
националитате
(naționalitate)
— membership of a nation or state
Russian:
национа́льность
(nacionálʹnostʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Russian:
наро́дность
(naródnostʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Russian:
гражда́нство
(graždánstvo)
— membership of a nation or state
Serbo-Croatian:
национа́лно̄ст
— membership of a nation or state
Serbo-Croatian:
nacionálnōst
— membership of a nation or state
Sinhalese:
ජාතිකත්වය
(jātikatwaya)
— membership of a nation or state
Slovak:
národnosť
— membership of a nation or state
Slovak:
občianstvo
— membership of a nation or state
Slovene:
državljanstvo
— membership of a nation or state
Spanish:
nacionalidad
— membership of a nation or state
Swahili:
uraya
— membership of a nation or state
Swahili:
utaifa
— membership of a nation or state
Swedish:
nationalitet
— membership of a nation or state
Tagalog:
katauhambansa
— membership of a nation or state
Tagalog:
kabansaan
— membership of a nation or state
Tajik:
миллият
(milliyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Tajik:
миллачӣ
(millači)
— membership of a nation or state
Tajik:
қавмият
(qavmiyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Tatar:
милләт
(millät)
— membership of a nation or state
Thai:
สัญชาติ
(sǎn-châat)
— membership of a nation or state
Tigrinya:
ዜግነት
(zegnät)
— membership of a nation or state
Turkish:
milliyet
— membership of a nation or state
Ottoman Turkish:
ملیت
(milliyyet)
— membership of a nation or state
Turkmen:
millet
— membership of a nation or state
Ukrainian:
націона́льність
(nacionálʹnistʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Ukrainian:
наро́дність
(naródnistʹ)
— membership of a nation or state
Ukrainian:
громадя́нство
(hromadjánstvo)
— membership of a nation or state
Urdu:
قَومِیَت
(qaumiyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Urdu:
مِلِّیَت
(milliyat)
— membership of a nation or state
Uyghur:
مىللەت
(millet)
— membership of a nation or state
Uzbek:
millat
— membership of a nation or state
Vietnamese:
quốc tịch
— membership of a nation or state
Yiddish:
נאַציאָנאַליטעט
(natsyonalitet)
— membership of a nation or state
Czech:
národnost
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Czech:
občané
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Czech:
obyvatelé
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Dutch:
nationaliteit
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Dutch:
natie
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Dutch:
volk
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Finnish:
kansa
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Finnish:
kansakunta
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Hebrew:
לאום
(leóm)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Hebrew:
אומה
(umá)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Hungarian:
nemzet
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Indonesian:
warga negara
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Indonesian:
kewarganegaraan
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Russian:
наро́д
(naród)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Russian:
на́ция
(nácija)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Russian:
э́тнос
(étnos)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Russian:
пле́мя
(plémja)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Swahili:
uraya
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Swahili:
utaifa
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Ukrainian:
наро́д
(naród)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Ukrainian:
на́ція
(nácija)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Ukrainian:
люд
(ljud)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Ukrainian:
е́тнос
(étnos)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Ukrainian:
пле́м'я
(plémʺja)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Urdu:
قَومِیَت
(qaumiyat)
— people belonging to a nation or state — see also nation
Arabic:
جِنْسِيَّة
(jinsiyya)
— national character or identity
Armenian:
ազգություն
(azgutʻyun)
— national character or identity
Belarusian:
нацыяна́льнасць
(nacyjanálʹnascʹ)
— national character or identity
Belarusian:
наро́днасць
(naródnascʹ)
— national character or identity
Burmese:
လူမျိုး
(lu-myui:)
— national character or identity
Chinese Cantonese:
國籍 /国籍
(gwok3 zik6)
— national character or identity
Chinese:
國籍 /国籍
(zh-min-nan)
— national character or identity
Chinese Mandarin:
國籍 /国籍
(guójí)
— national character or identity
Czech:
národní charakter
— national character or identity
Dutch:
nationaliteit
— national character or identity
Dutch:
volksaard
— national character or identity
Finnish:
kansallisuus
— national character or identity
Greek:
ιθαγένεια
(ithagéneia)
— national character or identity
Greek:
εθνικότητα
(ethnikótita)
— national character or identity
Hebrew:
לאומיות
(leumiyút)
— national character or identity
Hindi:
राष्ट्रीयता
(rāṣṭrīytā)
— national character or identity
Hungarian:
nemzetiség
— national character or identity
Indonesian:
nasionalisme
— national character or identity
Portuguese:
nacionalidade
— national character or identity
Russian:
национа́льность
(nacionálʹnostʹ)
— national character or identity
Russian:
наро́дность
(naródnostʹ)
— national character or identity
Swahili:
uraya
— national character or identity
Swahili:
utaifa
— national character or identity
Ukrainian:
націона́льність
(nacionálʹnistʹ)
— national character or identity
Ukrainian:
наро́дність
(naródnistʹ)
— national character or identity
Bulgarian:
гра́жданство
(gráždanstvo)
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Finnish:
kansallinen olemassaolo
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Finnish:
itsenäisyys
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Hebrew:
לאומיות
(leumiyút)
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Hungarian:
nemzetiség
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Swahili:
uraya
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Ukrainian:
націона́льність
(nacionálʹnistʹ)
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Ukrainian:
незале́жність
(nezaléžnistʹ)
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Ukrainian:
самості́йність
(samostíjnistʹ)
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood
Ukrainian:
автоно́мія
(avtonómija)
— political existence as a national entity — see also nationhood