Words / B1

SIT-iz-uh-nship/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/

Citizenship is legal membership of a country: British citizenship; apply for citizenship. It also means the duties of a citizen (citizenship education). Citizen is already in the dictionary. Nationality is close but not always identical in law. Uncountable in the legal sense. Do not confuse it with a tourist visa.

Meaning

The legal right to belong to a particular country; also the duties of a citizen.

Examples

• “She applied for British citizenship after five years of residence.”
• “Citizenship education covers voting and the justice system, which is the school sense.”

Good to know

apply for / dual citizenship. Person: citizen. Close: nationality. School: citizenship education. Not a holiday visa.

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