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ciudadanía

citizenship

noun syoo-dah-dah-NEE-ah Less Common

Also means

citizens

Usage Note

Ciudadanía is both the legal status of being a citizen (obtener la ciudadanía = 'to obtain citizenship') and a collective noun for the citizenry as a whole (la ciudadanía exige cambios = 'the citizens demand change'). The individual citizen is ciudadano/a. Do not confuse with civismo ('civic-mindedness') or ciudad ('city').

Examples

"Solicitó la ciudadanía española tras diez años."

Natural Translation

She applied for Spanish citizenship after ten years.

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