nationality
UK/næʃə'nælɪtɪ/US/.næʃә'nælәti/
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Definitions
n.
The legal status of belonging to a particular nation; the country you are a citizen of.
国籍；作为某国公民的法律身份。
n.
An ethnic group or people sharing a common origin within a state.
民族；一国之内拥有共同起源的族群。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednationalborn, birth
+
-ityact, process, state
=nationality
national + -ity (state, condition) = "the state of belonging to a nation." Most often it's the box on a form asking which country claims you as a citizen. A second sense names ethnic peoples within a country.
Common Collocations
- 1.dual nationality双重国籍
- 2.British nationality英国国籍
- 3.by nationality按国籍
- 4.lose your nationality丧失国籍
- 5.state your nationality注明国籍
Example Sentences
- 1.
Please state your name, date of birth, and nationality.
- 2.
She holds dual nationality, British and Canadian.
- 3.
The region is home to several ethnic nationalities.