English Explanatory Dictionary

citizenship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ en-us-citizenship.ogg

Word forms

citizenship citizenships

Etymology

From citizen + -ship. Displaced native Old English burgrǣden, equivalent to borough + -red.

Synonyms

citizenhood freedom of the city freemanship

Related words

citizen

Derived words

anticitizenship biocitizenship birthright citizenship citizenshipless cybercitizenship dual citizenship e-citizenship intercitizenship market citizenship multicitizenship multiple citizenship noncitizenship protocitizenship
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