dual citizenship

[ doo-uhl sit-uh-zuhn-ship, -suhn-, dyoo- ]

noun

1. Also called du·al na·tion·al·i·ty [doo, -, uh, l nash-, uh, -, nal, -i-tee, dyoo, -]. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
2. citizenship of both a state and a nation, in nations consisting of a federation of states, as the U.S.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dual citizenship¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

It ranks the passports of 197 countries by measuring the attractiveness of the locations for relocation, investment, and dual citizenship, and showing how travel-, investor-, and relocation-friendly passports are.

From Quartz

Emanuel, the son of an Israeli doctor, had dual citizenship until he was 18.

From The Daily Beast

Growing up with dual citizenship, Keshavarz is intimately acquainted with cultural schizophrenia.

From The Daily Beast