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citizenshipthe status of being a legal member of a particular country with associated rights and duties

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the status of being a legal member of a particular country with associated rights and duties

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/

Korean meaning: 특정 국가의 법적 구성원으로서의 지위, 시민권

Korean pronunciation: 시-터-즌-십 (강세: 시)

Example Sentences

  • My friend's cat somehow got dual citizenship and now travels with two passports.
  • Digital citizenship is becoming as important as traditional citizenship in our connected world.
  • He demonstrated good citizenship by picking up litter even though nobody was watching.

citizenship

NOUN

//ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp//

the status of being a legal member of a particular country with associated rights and duties

citizenship concept
💡 Concept

Taking the citizenship oath ceremony

citizenship rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From scholarship to citizenship, now leadership!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsɪtɪz(ə)nʃɪp/

🌳Etymology

Rootcitizen
Suffix--ship

Origin

라틴어 'civitas'(도시, 시민권)에서 유래한 'citizen'에 '-ship'(상태, 지위를 나타내는 접미사)가 결합되어 만들어진 단어입니다. 고대 로마 시대부터 시민권의 개념이 존재했으며, 현대적 의미의 시민권은 근대 국민국가 형성과 함께 발달했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

relationshipscholarshipleadership
relationship
scholarship
leadership

🔗Collocations

dual citizenship
obtain citizenship
grant citizenship
active citizenship
renounce citizenship
citizenship test

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend's cat somehow got dual citizenship and now travels with two passports.

Digital citizenship is becoming as important as traditional citizenship in our connected world.

He demonstrated good citizenship by picking up litter even though nobody was watching.

😄 Fun example

The superhero's citizenship status became complicated when his home planet was destroyed.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

nationalitycivic statusmembership

Antonyms

statelessnessexile

Related

citizennaturalizationpassportresidenceimmigration

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