citizenship B1 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/ UK /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Word family Forms citizenships Appears in Phrases (1) See all good citizenship responsible and helpful behavior as a member of a community Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From citizen + -ship. Topics Places & Geography External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Places & Geography markdown