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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kokuseki
"彼女の国籍は日本です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The status of belonging to a particular nation.
"Her nationality is Canadian, as she was born in Toronto." - 2
A group of people who share a common culture, language, or history.
"The nationality of the refugees was primarily Syrian."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'nationality' originates from the late Middle English word 'nacioun', derived from the Old French 'nacion', which in turn comes from the Latin 'natio', meaning 'birth' or 'race'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the status of belonging to a particular nation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nationality" is said worldwide
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nationalité
Transliteration: na-syo-na-li-te
"Sa nationalité est française."
Nationalität
Transliteration: na-tsio-na-li-tet
"Ihre Nationalität ist deutsch."
nazionalità
Transliteration: na-tsio-na-li-ta
"La sua nazionalità è italiana."
nacionalidad
Transliteration: na-sio-na-li-dad
"Su nacionalidad es española."
nacionalidade
Transliteration: na-sio-na-li-da-de
"A sua nacionalidade é portuguesa."
राष्ट्रीयता
Transliteration: rāṣhṭrīyatā
"उसकी राष्ट्रीयता भारतीय है।"
国籍
Transliteration: guójí
"她的国籍是中国。"
국적
Transliteration: gukjeok
"그녀의 국적은 한국입니다."
国籍
Transliteration: kokuseki
"彼女の国籍は日本です。"
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