what's the name of the word used to refer to a person by the country he or she comes from?

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mercanucaribe

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Technically it's not nationality. "Nation" is an ethnic grouping. If it weren't, "nation state" would be redundant.
 

ribbon13

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Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Technically it's not nationality. "Nation" is an ethnic grouping. If it weren't, "nation state" would be redundant.

Sovereignty

/thread.
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Technically it's not nationality. "Nation" is an ethnic grouping. If it weren't, "nation state" would be redundant.

don't come into ATOT with your accurate definitions!
 

MartyMcFly3

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NAT_ONAL_TY

MartyMcFly3: I'd like to buy a vowel...
Pat Sajak: Ok
MartyMcFly3: "I"
Pat Sajak: 2 I's
NATIONALITY
MartyMcFly3: Nationality.
Pat Sajak: Correct. You are today's winner.
 

Bullhonkie

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: mwtgg
I know, I can't believe that no one's said it yet, but for future reference, it's 'nationality'.

Really? Are you sure it's not "nationality" ?

Are you sure it wasn't just nothing?
 

ribbon13

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This is still going? Well, might as well give the dead horse a decent reliquary.

nationality

One entry found for nationality.

Main Entry: na·tion·al·i·ty
Pronunciation: "na-sh&-'na-l&-tE, "nash-'na-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
1 : national character
2 : NATIONALISM
3 a : national status; specifically : a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state b : membership in a particular nation
4 : political independence or existence as a separate nation
5 a : a people having a common origin, tradition, and language and capable of forming or actually constituting a nation-state b : an ethnic group constituting one element of a larger unit (as a nation )