citizenship

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/ UK /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #15631

Meanings

1

noun
The legal status of being a citizen of a particular country.

After living in Canada for years, he finally applied for citizenship.
2

noun
The way a person behaves as a member of a community, especially in helpful or responsible ways.

She won an award for good citizenship at school.

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Forms citizenships

Etymology

From citizen + -ship.

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People & Society

# citizenship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp
**Frequency rank:** 15631

## Meanings
1. The legal status of being a citizen of a particular country.
2. The way a person behaves as a member of a community, especially in helpful or responsible ways.

## Examples
- After living in Canada for years, he finally applied for citizenship.
- She won an award for good citizenship at school.

## Etymology
From citizen + -ship.

## AI Etymology
Citizenship is from citizen plus -ship. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, citizenship denotes the legal status of being a citizen of a particular country and the way a person behaves as a member of a community, especially in helpful or responsible ways. Typical contexts include “After living in Canada for years, he finally applied for citizenship” and “She won an award for good citizenship at school”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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