nationality

nationality
(pl. -ies)
  1. [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
  2. 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。
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