Nationality

Noun

1. Legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   "By living in the country for five years, you are entitled to get nationality."

2. A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
3. National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
4. Nationalism or patriotism.
5. Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.