citizenship
noun
cit·i·zen·ship ˈsi-tə-zən-ˌship 
also -sən-
1
: the status of being a citizen
He was granted U.S. citizenship.
2
a
: membership in a community (such as a college)
b
: the quality of an individual's response to membership in a community
The students are learning the value of good citizenship.
Example Sentences
She applied for Polish citizenship. He was granted U.S. citizenship. The students are learning the value of good citizenship.
Recent Examples on the Web The Saudi government would eventually revoke his citizenship and convince his family to cut him off. 
Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1938, the promulgation of racial laws in Italy stripped Jews of their citizenship. Marcus M. Gilban, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Begum was stripped of her British citizenship by then-British Home Secretary Sajid Javid on February 19, 2019 shortly after a reporter for the Times of London discovered her in a Syrian refugee camp. Zayn Nabbi, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Mayor Harold Washington signs an executive order ending the city's practice of asking job and license applicants about their U.S. citizenship and halting cooperation by city agencies with federal immigration authorities. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 For decades after Wyoming held its first election that saw women vote, federal law held that any Indigenous person looking to cast a ballot needed to renounce their tribal citizenship and apply for an U.S. one, despite being born on U.S. soil. AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Alessi finally received her U.S. citizenship in April 2019, at 52. USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022 The family rallied behind Mr. Rajapaksa, who gave up his U.S. citizenship to secure the top office and promised in his election manifesto to be guided by the more experienced family patriarch, Mahinda. Philip Wen, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 The idea that the Home Office would retroactively revoke his citizenship seems implausible, to say the least. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 15 July 2022 See More
Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 In 1938, the promulgation of racial laws in Italy stripped Jews of their citizenship. Marcus M. Gilban, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Begum was stripped of her British citizenship by then-British Home Secretary Sajid Javid on February 19, 2019 shortly after a reporter for the Times of London discovered her in a Syrian refugee camp. Zayn Nabbi, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Mayor Harold Washington signs an executive order ending the city's practice of asking job and license applicants about their U.S. citizenship and halting cooperation by city agencies with federal immigration authorities. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 For decades after Wyoming held its first election that saw women vote, federal law held that any Indigenous person looking to cast a ballot needed to renounce their tribal citizenship and apply for an U.S. one, despite being born on U.S. soil. AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Alessi finally received her U.S. citizenship in April 2019, at 52. USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022 The family rallied behind Mr. Rajapaksa, who gave up his U.S. citizenship to secure the top office and promised in his election manifesto to be guided by the more experienced family patriarch, Mahinda. Philip Wen, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 The idea that the Home Office would retroactively revoke his citizenship seems implausible, to say the least. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 15 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
see citizen
First Known Use
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing citizenship
Kids Definition
citizenship
noun
cit·i·zen·ship ˈsi-tə-zən-ˌship
1
: the state of being a citizen
He was granted citizenship in the United States.
2
: the behavior expected of a person as a member of a community
good citizenship
Legal Definition
citizenship
noun
cit·i·zen·ship
1
: the status of being a citizen
2
: the quality of an individual's behavior as a citizen
3
: domicile —used especially in federal diversity cases see also diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction