Na`tion*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl.
Nationalities (#). [Cf. F.
nationalité.] 1. The quality of
being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation;
patriotism.
2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish
a nation; national character.
3. A race or people, as determined by common
language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a
nation.
the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in
the condition of nationalities and the character of
peoples.
H. W. Beecher.
4. Existence as a distinct or individual
nation; national unity and integrity.
5. The state or quality of belonging to or
being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character,
ownership, allegiance, etc.
