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citizenship noun
/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən.ʃɪp/
/ˈsɪt ̬-/ n [U] Definition
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the state of being a member of a particular country and having rights because of itHe was granted Canadian citizenship.
He holds joint citizenship in Sweden and Peru.
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the state of living in a particular area or town and behaving in a way that other people who live there expect of you(Definition of citizenship noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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