GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
last match results
Found one definition
-
Nationality (?), n.; pl. Nationalities (#). [Cf. F. nationalité.]
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]