\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.
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.