citizenship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From citizen + -ship. Displaced native Old English burgrǣden, equivalent to borough + -red.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.
Katz himself is one of them. Originally an American citizen, the entrepreneur acquired citizenships in Israel and Canada where he lived for long periods. Later, he obtained a St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship through a real estate investment.
2019 October 7, Kate Springer, “Passports for purchase: Open citizenship doors around the world”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2020:Both sides cited the case of United States vs. Wong Kim Ark from 1898, which defines elements of citizenship for immigrants.
2025 February 10, Jon Schoenheider, “Federal judge in New Hampshire blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally”, in WMUR-TV, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| citizenships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
market citizenship · protocitizenship · dual citizenship · e-citizenship · citizenshipless · multiple citizenship · noncitizenship · cybercitizenship · anticitizenship · intercitizenship · birthright citizenship · multicitizenship · biocitizenship
Relateds
Synonyms
citizenhood (state of being a citizen in all senses) · freedom of the city (status of membership in an incorporated city) · freemanship (status of membership in an incorporated city)
Translations (129)
ka მოქალაქეობა (state of being a citizen) · ja 市民権 (state of being a citizen) · el υπηκοότητα (state of being a citizen) · ro cetățenie (state of being a citizen) · ja 公民権 (state of being a citizen) · sw uraia (state of being a citizen) · kk азаматтық (state of being a citizen) · pa ਨਾਗਰਿਕਤਾ (state of being a citizen) · nl burgerschap (state of being a citizen) · it senso civico (state of being a citizen) · de Bürgerschaft (state of being a citizen) · ur شَہْرِیَّت (state of being a citizen) · ta குடியுரிமை (state of being a citizen) · tg табаият (state of being a citizen) · ky граждандык (state of being a citizen) · af burgerskap (state of being a citizen) · ky атуулдук (state of being a citizen) · tr vatandaşlık (state of being a citizen) · ps تابعيت (state of being a citizen) · ug پۇقرالىق (state of being a citizen) · yue 國籍 /国籍 (state of being a citizen) · grc πολῑτείᾱ (state of being a citizen) · ru гражда́нство (state of being a citizen) · te పౌరసత్వం (state of being a citizen) · nb statsborgerskap (state of being a citizen) · tl pagkamamamayan (state of being a citizen) · gd saoranachd (state of being a citizen) · ar مُوَاطِنِيَّة (state of being a citizen) · sk občianstvo (state of being a citizen) · ko 시민권 (state of being a citizen) · vi quyền công dân (state of being a citizen) · si පුරවැසි බව (state of being a citizen) · de Staatsbürgerschaft (state of being a citizen) · sh dr̀žavljānstvo (state of being a citizen) · cmn 國籍 /国籍 (state of being a citizen) · rsk державянство (state of being a citizen) · gv seyraanaght (state of being a citizen) · uz tabaalik (state of being a citizen) · da borgerskab (state of being a citizen) · ga saoránacht (state of being a citizen) · el ιθαγένεια (state of being a citizen) · fa-ira شَهْرْوَنْدی (state of being a citizen) · uz fuqarolik (state of being a citizen) · pt cidadania (state of being a citizen) · sl državljanstvo (state of being a citizen) · ang burgræden (state of being a citizen) · fi kansalaisuus (state of being a citizen) · bg по́данство (state of being a citizen) · mi kiriraraunga (state of being a citizen) · ca ciutadania (state of being a citizen) · tk raýatlyk (state of being a citizen) · tg шаҳрвандон (state of being a citizen) · lo ສັນຊາດ (state of being a citizen) · ky жарандык (state of being a citizen) · is ríkisfang (state of being a citizen) · gl cidadanía (state of being a citizen) · crh grajdanlıq (state of being a citizen) · id kependudukan (state of being a citizen) · ko 공민권 (state of being a citizen) · rsk гражданство (state of being a citizen) · hi नागरिकता (state of being a citizen) · hy քաղաքացիություն (state of being a citizen) · kn ಪೌರತ್ವ (state of being a citizen) · fr citoyenneté (state of being a citizen) · lv pilsonība (state of being a citizen) · bn নাগরিকতা (state of being a citizen) · lt pilietybė (state of being a citizen) · uz grajdanlik (state of being a citizen) · uk громадя́нство (state of being a citizen) · km សញ្ជាតិ (state of being a citizen) · yi בירגערשאַפֿט (state of being a citizen) · my နိုင်ငံသားအဖြစ် (state of being a citizen) · sv medborgarskap (state of being a citizen) · tt ватандашлык (state of being a citizen) · nb borgerskap (state of being a citizen) · ru по́дданство (state of being a citizen) · th สัญชาติ (state of being a citizen) · cy dinasyddiaeth (state of being a citizen) · ar مُوَاطَنَة (state of being a citizen) · de Staatsangehörigkeit (state of being a citizen) · az vətəndaşlıq (state of being a citizen) · ba гражданлыҡ (state of being a citizen) · ms kerakyatan (state of being a citizen) · mn иргэншил (state of being a citizen) · bg гра́жданство (state of being a citizen) · it cittadinanza (state of being a citizen) · mk државјанство (state of being a citizen) · hu állampolgárság (state of being a citizen) · am ዜግነት (state of being a citizen) · tg шаҳрвандӣ (state of being a citizen) · fa-ira شَهْرْوَنْدَان (state of being a citizen) · ms kewarganegaraan (state of being a citizen) · myv ошломаньксчи (state of being a citizen) · ml പൗരത്വം (state of being a citizen) · fo ríkisborgararættur (state of being a citizen) · pl obywatelstwo (state of being a citizen) · cs občanství (state of being a citizen) · oc ciutadanetat (state of being a citizen) · fr nationalité (state of being a citizen) · ja 国籍 (state of being a citizen) · sh др̀жавља̄нство (state of being a citizen) · om lammummaa (state of being a citizen) · gu નાગરિકતા (state of being a citizen) · fa-ira تابِعِیَّت (state of being a citizen) · tg гражданият (state of being a citizen) · mk граѓанство (state of being a citizen) · bcl pagkahimanwa (state of being a citizen) · vi quốc tịch (state of being a citizen) · be грамадзя́нства (state of being a citizen) · ga cathróireacht (state of being a citizen) · sq shtetësi (state of being a citizen) · la cīvitās (state of being a citizen) · id kewarganegaraan (state of being a citizen) · da statsborgerskab (state of being a citizen) · he אֶזְרָחוּת (state of being a citizen) · tr yurttaşlık (state of being a citizen) · olo kanzalližus (state of being a citizen) · cmn 公民權 /公民权 (state of being a citizen) · as নাগৰিকত্ব (state of being a citizen) · ko 국적 (state of being a citizen) · et kodakondsus (state of being a citizen) · es ciudadanía (state of being a citizen) · mn харъяат (state of being a citizen) · ast ciudadanía (state of being a citizen) · yue 公民權 /公民权 (state of being a citizen) · sh državljánstvo (state of being a citizen) · sh државља́нство (state of being a citizen) · is ríkisborgararéttur (state of being a citizen) · mi raraunga (state of being a citizen)