dual-citizenship

  • 1dual citizenship — n. The condition of being a citizen of two nations simultaneously; also the condition of being a citizen of both the United States and a state. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell …

    Law dictionary

  • 2dual citizenship — Citizenship in two different countries. Status of citizens of United States who reside within a state; i.e., persons who are born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state wherein they reside …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3dual citizenship — Citizenship in two different countries. Status of citizens of United States who reside within a state; i.e., persons who are born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state wherein they reside …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4dual citizenship — 1. Also called dual nationality. 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. [1920 25] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5dual citizenship — /djuəl ˈsɪtəzənʃɪp/ (say dyoohuhl situhzuhnship) noun the holding of concurrent citizenship of two nations, either original or acquired. Also, dual nationality …

  • 6dual citizenship — noun 1. : the citizenship of a citizen of a state that is organized under a constitution with other states into a national state (as the United States) recognized as a nation by the family of nations 2. : dual nationality …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7dual citizenship — double citizenship, state of possessing citizenship in two different countries …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8dual citizenship — noun The status of being a citizen of two countries Syn: dual nationality …

    Wiktionary

  • 9dual citizenship — noun Date: circa 1924 the status of an individual who is a citizen of two or more nations …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10dual citizenship — noun (U) the state of being a citizen of two countries …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English