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citizenship
noun
the
legal
status
of
being
a
recognized
member
of
a
particular
country
,
with
the
rights
and
duties
that
go
with
it
•
After
living
in
Canada
for
five
years
,
Maria
finally
obtained
citizenship
.
After
living
in
Canada
for
five
years
,
Maria
finally
obtained
citizenship
.
•
The
baby's
birth
abroad
automatically
gave
him
dual
citizenship
.
The
baby's
birth
abroad
automatically
gave
him
dual
citizenship
.
From
citizen
+
-ship
;
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
,
modeled
on
words
like
kingship
.
noun
the
qualities
and
responsible
behaviour
expected
of
a
good
member
of
a
community
or
society
•
Volunteering
at
the
local
food
bank
is
an
act
of
good
citizenship
.
Volunteering
at
the
local
food
bank
is
an
act
of
good
citizenship
.
•
The
school
teaches
digital
citizenship
to
help
students
behave
responsibly
online
.
The
school
teaches
digital
citizenship
to
help
students
behave
responsibly
online
.
Sense
of
‘
behaviour
of
a
citizen
’
grew
in
the
mid-19th
century
alongside
movements
for
public
education
and
civic
reform
.
citizen
noun
a
person
who
legally
belongs
to
a
country
and
enjoys
the
rights
and
carries
the
duties
that
the
country
gives
its
people
•
After
a
long
process
,
Maria
finally
became
a
proud
citizen
of
Canada
.
After
a
long
process
,
Maria
finally
became
a
proud
citizen
of
Canada
.
•
Every
citizen
has
the
right
to
vote
once
they
turn
eighteen
.
Every
citizen
has
the
right
to
vote
once
they
turn
eighteen
.
Middle
English
‘
citezein
’,
from
Old
French
‘
cit
(
e
)
ien
’,
based
on
Latin
‘
civitas
’
meaning
‘
city
,
state
’.
The
sense
broadened
from
‘
town
dweller
’
to
‘
member
of
a
nation
’.
noun
a
person
who
lives
in
and
belongs
to
a
particular
town
or
city
•
The
mayor
invited
every
citizen
to
the
town-hall
meeting
.
The
mayor
invited
every
citizen
to
the
town-hall
meeting
.
•
Local
citizens
volunteered
to
clean
the
riverbank
over
the
weekend
.
Local
citizens
volunteered
to
clean
the
riverbank
over
the
weekend
.
noun
a
person
who
is
not
a
member
of
the
military
,
police
,
or
other
armed
forces
;
a
civilian
•
During
the
ceremony
,
the
soldiers
stood
at
attention
while
the
citizens
applauded
.
During
the
ceremony
,
the
soldiers
stood
at
attention
while
the
citizens
applauded
.
•
In
times
of
war
,
protecting
innocent
citizens
is
a
top
priority
.
In
times
of
war
,
protecting
innocent
citizens
is
a
top
priority
.
