- the legal right to belong to a particular country
- They were granted full French citizenship.
- You can apply for citizenship after five years' residency.
Collocations ImmigrationImmigration- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied citizenship
- seek/claim/request/be granted/be refused/be denied asylum
- have/hold dual citizenship/nationality
- assist/welcome/accept refugees/new immigrants
- house/resettle/accommodate refugees/asylum seekers
- employ/hire/use migrant workers
- rely on/exploit/use immigrant/migrant labour
- control/curb/restrict/limit/deter/discourage immigration/migration
- illegal/uncontrolled/mass immigration
- smuggle/traffic people into the country/across the border
- detain/deport/repatriate/expel illegal immigrants/migrants
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyc1- He was stripped of his citizenship when he criticized the government.
- Ten years later, she chose to take Australian citizenship.
- You will have to renounce citizenship of this country if you apply for citizenship of another.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- dual
- birthright
- …
- have
- hold
- confer
- …
- the state of being a citizen and accepting the responsibilities of it
- an education that prepares young people for citizenship
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