Synonyms for nationality
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Ethnicity — legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or…
ethnicity, citizenship, origin, ancestry, race, descent, parentage, status, residence, naturalization, naturalisation UK, allegiance, affiliation, enfranchisement, pedigree
2. Nation — A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state
nation, ethnic group, people, culture, state, tribe, group, faith, denomination, commonwealth, clan, confederation, community, sect, realm, persuasion
3. Nationhood — political existence, independence or unity as a national entity
nationhood, self-determination, sovereignty, independence, self-government, freedom, liberty, self-rule, autonomy, separation, autarky
4. Identity — national, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
Please include your nationality on the form.
- n. 2
A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
- n. 3
National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
- n. 4
Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
Related words
- Word family
- nation national nationalize nationalism nationalist nationalistic nationhood naturalize
- Phrases
- dual nationality
Forms
- Plural
- nationalities → ethnicities, citizenships, origins, ancestries…
Example sentences
- origin How many people of Algerian origin live in France?
- citizenship I can't believe he renounced his U.S. citizenship.
- ethnicity Can you guess Alexander the Great's ethnicity?
- ancestry She claims she has absolutely no Berber ancestry.
- nation Mexico is a nation that borders the United States.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nationality | steady | |
| origin | falling | |
| citizenship | rising | |
| ethnicity | rising | |
| ancestry | rising | |
| nation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- race1, clan1, sect1
- 5 letters
- state1, group1, color2, faith1, tribe1, realm1
- 6 letters
- people2, status2, nation2, origin3, colour2
- 7 letters
- culture2, freedom2, liberty3, descent2, autarky
- 8 letters
- identity4, autonomy4, ancestry3, pedigree3
- 9 letters
- community4, residence3, ethnicity4, parentage3
- 10 letters
- separation4, allegiance3, patriotism5, persuasion3, nationhood3
- 11 letters
- citizenship4, sovereignty3, nationalism5, affiliation5
- 12 letters
- independence4, commonwealth3, denomination5
- 13 letters
- confederation5
- 14 letters
- naturalization6, naturalisation
- 15 letters
- enfranchisement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- nationalité
- Deutsch
- Staatsangehörigkeit