nationality noun

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/ˌnæʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/, /ˌnæʃˈnæl-/

/-t ̬i/ n

Definition

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[C or U] the official right to belong to a particular country

She has British nationality.

What nationality are you?

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[C] a group of people of the same race, religion, traditions, etc

At the International School they have pupils of 46 different nationalities.

(Definition of nationality noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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