the state of having a legal association with a particular country by which the person is loyal to the country and the country offers protection to the person;
e.g. I acquired by Canadian nationality by being born in the country.
(noun)
an ethnic group or a group of people sharing a language or origin that makes up a part of a country's population;
e.g. They belong to the largest nationality of the country.
(noun)
the distinctive character of a nation, often in terms of a collective ethnic or cultural identity;
e.g. The country lost its nationality as the people became more divided.