[mass noun]the status of belonging to a particular nation 国籍 they changed their nationality and became Lebanese. 他们改变了国籍,成了黎巴嫩人。 ■distinctive national or ethnic character 民族性;民族风格 the change of a name does not discard nationality. 改名换姓摒弃不了民族性。 ■patriotic sentiment; nationalism 爱国情感;民族主义;国家主义
an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations 民族;族 all the main nationalities of Ethiopia. 埃塞俄比亚所有主要民族。