Spanish word

nacionalidad

Pronunciation

IPA/naθjonaliˈðað/

Meaning

  • feminine nounnationality

Example

¿De qué nacionalidad eres?

What is your nationality?

Illustration for nacionalidad (nationality)

More examples

Solicité la nacionalidad española el año pasado.

I applied for Spanish nationality last year.

Core concept

Legal membership of a person in a country.

Common phrases

  • doble nacionalidad

    dual nationality

  • solicitar la nacionalidad

    apply for nationality

  • obtener la nacionalidad

    obtain nationality

Similar words

país: Country as a geographic and political territory with its own government.
ciudadanía: Legal status granting someone the rights and duties of a citizen, including voting.
pasaporte: Official document issued by a government to identify a traveler and prove nationality abroad.
origen: Place of birth or family roots that indicate where someone comes from.

Definition in Spanish

Relación legal entre una persona y un Estado que define a qué país pertenece desde el punto de vista jurídico.

Word origin

It is formed from nacional ('national') plus the abstract suffix -idad, and nacional comes from Latin natio 'birth, people', so the word names the legal condition of belonging to a nation.

Usage tips

  • In casual conversation people often reply with a demonym or say soy de to give origin, while formal or legal contexts use expressions like tengo la nacionalidad española or soy ciudadano de....

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