Nationality

n.	1.	The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.
	2.	The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.
	3.	A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation. The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples. - H. W. Beecher.
	4.	Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.
	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.

Noun

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nationality - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization

NATIONALITY. The state of a person in relation to the nation in which he was born.
     2. A man retains his nationality of origin during his minority, but, as in the case of his domicil of origin, he may change his nationality upon attaining full age; he cannot, however, renounce his allegiance without permission of the government. See Citizen; Domicil; Expatriation; Naturalization; Foelix, Du Dr. Intern. prive, n. 26; 8 Cranch, 263; 8 Cranch, 253; Chit. Law of Nat. 31 2 Gall. 485; 1 Gall. 545.

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