cit‧i‧zen‧ship /ˈsɪtəzənʃɪp, ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ noun [uncountable]

1. the legal right of belonging to a particular country ⇒ nationality
French/US/Brazilian etc citizenship
I have applied for French citizenship.
McGuirk holds dual citizenship (=the legal right of being a citizen in two countries) in Ireland and the US.

2. the ways in which a good citizen behaves, for example being responsible and helping their community:
The schools should be responsible for teaching our children good citizenship.

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citizenship
noun
ADJ. full | dual | British, Chinese, etc.
VERB + CITIZENSHIP have, hold He has German citizenship.
give sb, grant sb They were granted full French citizenship.
acquire, take Ten years later, she chose to take Australian citizenship.
refuse sb | be stripped of, lose He was stripped of his citizenship when he criticized the government.
give up, renounce You will have to renounce citizenship of this country if you apply for citizenship of another.
apply for

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