na ‧ tion ‧ al ‧ i ‧ ty /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti, ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural nationalities )
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ nation , ↑ national , ↑ multinational , ↑ nationalism , ↑ nationalist , ↑ nationality , ↑ nationalization , ↑ nationhood , ↑ international , ↑ internationalism , ↑ internationalist , ↑ internationalization ; adjective : ↑ national , ↑ international , ↑ multinational , ↑ nationalist , ↑ nationalistic , nationalized, ↑ internationalist ; verb : ↑ nationalize , ↑ internationalize ; adverb : ↑ nationally , ↑ internationally ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] the state of being legally a citizen of a particular country ⇨ citizenship :
people of the same nationality
French/Brazilian etc nationality
He has British nationality.
dual nationality (=the state of being a citizen of two countries)
2 . [countable] a large group of people with the same race, origin, language etc:
the different nationalities within the former USSR