Nomen

die Nationalität

nationality, citizenship

Welche Nationalität haben Sie?

What is your nationality?

Er hat die deutsche Nationalität.

He has German nationality.

to have ((a/the ...)) nationality He has German nationality.

what nationality is sb./sth. What is your nationality?

Staatsangehörigkeit (citizenship), Herkunft (origin)

From 'national' plus the suffix '-ität', which is equivalent to the English '-ity' and forms abstract nouns.

It's a direct cognate of the English word 'nationality'. The spelling and meaning are almost identical.

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