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1. citizenship
noun. ['ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp'] the status of a citizen with rights and duties.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ship (English)
- -sciepe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- citizen (English)
Rhymes with Citizenship
- airship
- ambassadorship
- apprenticeship
- authorship
- battleship
- bipartisanship
- bipartisanship
- blankenship
- brinkmanship
- brinksmanship
- censorship
- chairmanship
- championship
- companionship
- conservatorship
- consulship
- craftsmanship
- craftsmanship
- dealership
- dictatorship
How do you pronounce citizenship?
Pronounce citizenship as ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp.
US - How to pronounce citizenship in American English
UK - How to pronounce citizenship in British English
Sentences with citizenship
1. Noun, singular or mass
Regardless of your citizenship status, you must meet some basic requirements to become a police officer.
Quotes about citizenship
1. Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. He taught that the country is safe only when the people rule.
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
2. You and I are part of the colony of heaven. Right now, we may reside here on earth, but our passport indicates that our citizenship is in heaven. We are on the earth, but not of the earth.
- Allen R. Hunt, Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor: How I Discovered the Hidden Treasures of the Catholic Church
