No. 3,062 in French
nationalité
Nationality
In a sentence
Quelle est votre nationalité?
What is your nationality?
In this sentence, 'nationalité' refers to a person's country of origin or citizenship.
Elle a récemment obtenu la nationalité canadienne.
She recently obtained Canadian nationality.
Here, 'nationalité' is used to specify the legal possession of citizenship within a certain country.
Il est fier de sa nationalité et participe à de nombreuses traditions culturelles.
He is proud of his nationality and participates in many cultural traditions.
In this usage, 'nationalité' refers to the cultural and identity aspect of belonging to a nation.
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