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Common collocations with nationality in American Collocation

nationality noun

US /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/

relating to a particular country

British, French etc

Under Irish law any person born on the island of Ireland may obtain Irish nationality.

relating to two countries

dual

Dual nationality can only be acquired in accordance with the laws of both Finland and the other state in question.

mixed

mixed

Groups are of mixed nationality but the main language spoken is English.

foreign

foreign

With regard to the amount of tax, persons of foreign nationality are required to pay the same as citizens of the country.

get a particular nationality

acquire
adopt
assume
obtain
take

Rupert Murdoch was born in Australia, but took US nationality.

give someone a particular nationality

grant someone

He took up residence in Britain but was not granted British nationality.

have a particular nationality

have
hold
possess

Generally, an English person is someone who lives in England and holds British nationality, regardless of their racial origin.

change nationality

change

I arrived in 1960, and I changed my nationality in 1963 from Pakistani to British.

lose a particular nationality

lose

So, if you get another nationality, you will not lose your British nationality.

keep a particular nationality

keep
retain

Charlie Chaplin retained his British nationality throughout his life.

claim a particular nationality

claim

Claiming French nationality, he was transferred to a camp near Marienburg for French prisoners of war.