nationality

The word “nationality” has 5 syllables: na-tion-al-i-ty

It's pronounced as /næʃəˈnæləti/


What is synonym and antonym for nationality?

In the thesaurus, “nationality” has 20 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for nationality along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for nationality

  • allegiance
  • body politic
  • citizenship
  • clan
  • community
  • country
  • ethnic group
  • ethnicity
  • family
  • folk
  • house
  • kindred
  • minority
  • nation
  • native land
  • origin
  • political home
  • race
  • society
  • tribe

Meanings of nationality

  • noun
    1. Membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
    2. National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
    3. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
    4. Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
    5. Nationalism or patriotism.

Example Sentences

  • Nationality is often a key factor in determining one's legal status in a country.
  • The census collected data on the nationality of residents in the region.
  • She proudly declared her nationality as Canadian when asked.
  • Discrimination based on nationality is prohibited by international law.
  • The athlete competed under the flag of his home nationality in the Olympics.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms or another words to nationality, such as: allegiance, body politic, citizenship, clan, community, country, ethnic group.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

nation

  • body politic
  • city-state
  • clan
  • client state
  • colony
  • commonwealth
  • community
  • condominium
  • country
  • democracy
  • dependency
  • dictatorship
  • domain
  • dominion
  • duchy
  • dukedom
  • emirate
  • empire
  • ethnicity
  • family
  • fatherland
  • folk
  • great power
  • homeland
  • house
  • kindred
  • kingdom
  • land
  • mandate
  • microstate
  • ministate
  • minority
  • monarchy
  • monocracy
  • motherland
  • nation-state
  • nationality
  • oligarchy
  • people
  • populace
  • population
  • power
  • principality
  • province
  • public
  • race
  • realm
  • republic
  • sea power
  • seigniory
  • seignory
  • settlement
  • society
  • soil
  • sovereign
  • sovereignty
  • sovran
  • sovranty
  • state
  • sultanate
  • superpower
  • theocracy
  • tribe
  • trust territory
  • union
  • welfare state
  • world power

race

  • accelerate
  • arrow
  • barrel
  • battle
  • beat it
  • beeline
  • beetle
  • belt
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blended family
  • blood
  • blow
  • boil
  • bolt
  • bomb
  • bowl
  • branch
  • breeze
  • brood
  • brook
  • bundle
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • cannonball
  • careen
  • career
  • catch up
  • challenge
  • chase
  • clan
  • clansman
  • clash
  • clip
  • compete
  • competition
  • contend
  • contention
  • contest
  • course
  • creek
  • dart
  • dash
  • descendant
  • descendent
  • drive
  • duct
  • dynasty
  • engage
  • engagement
  • ethnicity
  • event
  • extended family
  • face off
  • family
  • fast-forward
  • fight
  • fling
  • flit
  • fly
  • folk
  • folks
  • gallop
  • get a move on
  • gill
  • go
  • go out
  • hare
  • haste
  • hasten
  • hie
  • highball
  • house
  • household
  • hump
  • hurl
  • hurry
  • hurtle
  • hustle
  • issue
  • jet
  • jockey
  • jog
  • jostle
  • jump
  • kin
  • kindred
  • kinfolk
  • kinfolks
  • kinsfolk
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith
  • lash
  • line
  • lineage
  • make tracks
  • maneuver
  • marathon
  • match
  • meet
  • minority
  • motor
  • nation
  • nationality
  • nip
  • nuclear family
  • offspring
  • outpace
  • outrun
  • outstrip
  • overtake
  • pelt
  • people
  • play
  • plunge ahead
  • post
  • progeny
  • pursue
  • quicken
  • raceway
  • ram
  • relative
  • relay
  • rill
  • rindle
  • rip
  • rival
  • rivalry
  • rivulet
  • rocket
  • run
  • runnel
  • rush
  • rustle
  • scamper
  • scion
  • scoot
  • scramble
  • scud
  • scuffle
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • seed
  • shake a leg
  • shoot
  • skim
  • sluice
  • speed
  • sprint
  • spurt
  • stampede
  • step
  • step on it
  • step out
  • stock
  • streak
  • swoop
  • tear
  • tide
  • train
  • travel
  • tribe
  • trot
  • try out
  • vie
  • whirl
  • whisk
  • whiz
  • whizz
  • wing
  • work
  • zip
  • zoom

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