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Citizenship is the status of being a citizen, along with the rights, duties and privileges of being a citizen. (noun)

An example of citizenship is someone being born in the United States and having access to all the same freedoms and rights as those already living in the US.

See citizenship in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the status or condition of a citizen
the duties, rights, and privileges of this status
a person's conduct as a citizen

See citizenship in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(sĭtˈĭ-zən-shĭpˌ)

noun

The status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privileges.

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