Nationalities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nationality \Na`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Nationalities}. [Cf. F.
     nationalit['e].]
     1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to
        one's own nation; patriotism.
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     2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation;
        national character.
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     3. A race or people, as determined by common language and
        character, and not by political bias or divisions; a
        nation.
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              The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for
              in the condition of nationalities and the character
              of peoples.                           --H. W.
                                                    Beecher.
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     4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national
        unity and integrity.
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     5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected
        with a nation or government by nativity, character,
        ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's
        nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had
        citizens of many nationalities.
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