nationality

nationality is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.
  4. 4.The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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