NATIONALITY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word nationality. (close relations)
nation
Best Alternative Words for NATIONALITY
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ancestry | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||||
citizenship | nounn | |||||||
noun • the status of a citizen with rights and duties • conduct as a citizen | ||||||||
culture | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular society at a particular time and place • the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group • all the knowledge and values shared by a society • (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) • a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality • the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization • the raising of plants or animals verb • grow in a special preparation | ||||||||
descent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a movement downward • properties attributable to your ancestry • the act of changing your location in a downward direction • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • a downward slope or bend • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||||
ethnicity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties | ||||||||
identity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity • the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known • an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates • exact sameness | ||||||||
origin | nounn | |||||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • properties attributable to your ancestry • an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events • the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero • the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||||
race | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any competition • a contest of speed • people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock • (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • a canal for a current of water verb • move hurridly • compete in a race • to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others • cause to move fast or to rush or race | ||||||||
background | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person's social heritage: previous experience or training • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem • extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured • relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation • the state of the environment in which a situation exists • (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear • scenery hung at back of stage verb • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||||
heritage | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
roots | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage | ||||||||
affiliation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social or business relationship • the act of becoming formally connected or joined | ||||||||
allegiance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action • the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) | ||||||||
autarchy | nounn | |||||||
noun • economic independence as a national policy • a political system governed by a single individual | ||||||||
autonomy | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • personal independence | ||||||||
clan | nounn | |||||||
noun • group of people related by blood or marriage | ||||||||
color | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • having or capable of producing colors noun • a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect • interest and variety and intensity • the timbre of a musical sound • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading • any material used for its color • (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction • the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation verb • add color to • affect as in thought or feeling • modify or bias • decorate with colors • give a deceptive explanation or excuse for • change color, often in an undesired manner | ||||||||
colour | nounn | |||||||
adjective • having or capable of producing colors noun • any material used for its color • (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction • interest and variety and intensity • the timbre of a musical sound • a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading • the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation verb • modify or bias • decorate with colors • give a deceptive explanation or excuse for • affect as in thought or feeling • add color to • change color, often in an undesired manner | ||||||||
confederation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being allied or confederated • a union of political organizations • the act of forming an alliance or confederation | ||||||||
denomination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith • a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money • identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | ||||||||