citizenship

«citizenship» in Mova's school dictionary: being a legal member of a country, with its rights and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (citizenship, uncountable; also a school subject)

meaning for a pupil

1) Citizenship is being a legal member of a country, with its rights and duties: «British citizenship». tree →

2) Citizenship is how a good member of a community behaves: helping others, voting, obeying laws. tree →

3) Citizenship is a school subject about laws, rights, democracy and community. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, citizenship lessons teach about voting, laws, rights, and helping the community. In news, people apply for citizenship of a new country and take a test. Phrases: dual citizenship, good citizenship, apply for citizenship.

examples

• She was given Canadian citizenship last year. tree →
• In citizenship we learned how laws are made. tree →
• Picking up litter shows good citizenship. tree →
• Some people have dual citizenship. tree →
• You need citizenship to vote in this country. tree →
• We wrote about citizenship and kindness. tree →

note

Uncountable. A «citizen» is the person; «citizenship» is the status or behaviour. Spelling: citizen + ship.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «citizenship» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.