- Nationalities
- 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
