nationalityna‧tion‧al‧i‧ty /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ ●●○ noun (plural nationalities) 
people of the same nationalityFrench/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
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Despite being born in Germany, these children do not have an automatic right to German nationality.
- Employers cannot discriminate against someone's nationality.
- Jeanne has dual nationality because her mother is French and her father is English.
- The nationalities of the plane crash victims have not yet been released.
- The application form asks you to state your name, age, and nationality.
- What nationality are you?
- Given that these change over time, the dominance of the industry by a certain nationality of institutions may be transitory.
- I assumed that somewhere in our contracts there was a clause in which we relinquished our rights to our own nationalities.
- In the upper Baskan accommodation is in multistorey hotels lively with the comings and goings of mountaineers of all nationalities.
- It's a three star hotel patronised by many different nationalities.
- Moravia is not so much another nationality in the blend but, rather, a district.
- The Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or nationality.
- What is allowed is sentimentality in drunken songs of nationality and ideal love.
- You hate the political business of nationality.
Longman Language Activatorthe legal right to live in a particular country
· The application form asks you to state your name, age, and nationality.French/German/British etc nationality · Despite being born in Germany, these children do not have an automatic right to German nationality.dual nationality (=nationality of two countries) · Jeanne has dual nationality because her mother is French and her father is English.nationality of · The nationalities of the plane crash victims have not yet been released.
the legal right to live in a country, use this especially when this right is given to someone who comes from another country: · After five years in the US, foreign nationals can apply for full US citizenship.grant somebody citizenship (=officially give someone citizenship): · Krebs was granted French citizenship in 1992.
WORD SETSbanish, verbbill of rights, nounbirthright, nounburgher, nouncrown colony, noundefect, verbdemocracy, noundeport, verbdeportee, noundisplaced person, nounelectorate, noungreen card, nounID, nounID card, nounidentification, nounidentity card, nounillegal, nounillegal immigrant, nounimmigration, nounnational, nounnationality, nounnon-resident, nounpatriot, nounpublic, adjectiverefugee, nounregister, verbrepatriate, verbsponsor, nounstateless, adjectivesubject, nounvassal, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He has British nationality. She has dual nationality, of Canada and Britain (=she is a citizen of Canada and Britain).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
He has British nationality. (=the state of being a citizen of two countries)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She has dual nationality, of Canada and Britain (=she is a citizen of Canada and Britain).· The 825 youngsters who attend the school are mainly children of immigrants of over 25 different nationalities.· They drafted several translators to speak to the dozen or so different nationalities in the camp.· The population had been drawn from many countries with as many as 20 different nationalities in a school.· It is not just different nationalities and different races that have flocked to him, but different generations as well.· It's a three star hotel patronised by many different nationalities.· We also find variations between different nationalities and between different industries.· Six different nationalities were represented, ages were from 24 to 35 and all were from different backgrounds.· There are a number of international schools in the London area as well as support groups which cater for different nationalities.
· There could not even be a question of dual nationality.
· He can send his students elsewhere or hire specialists of other nationalities.
· Please bear in mind that facilities and amenities can vary according to the mix and age of the various nationalities.· There are 80 jets and 11 tankers of various nationalities in a very small area.
NOUN· Lenin's heavy emphasis on discipline and centralized control within the Party was particularly unattractive to activists drawn from the minority nationalities.
· Seventy years of Leninist nationalities policy, certainly, had not provided one.
· It therefore referred to its observations with regard to the nationality requirements. 74.
WORD FAMILYnounnationnationalmultinationalnationalismnationalistnationalitynationalizationnationhoodinternationalinternationalisminternationalistinternationalizationadjectivenationalinternationalmultinationalnationalistnationalisticnationalizedinternationalistverbnationalizeinternationalizeadverbnationallyinternationally
1[countable, uncountable] the state of being legally a citizen of a particular country: people of the same nationalityFrench/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