dual citizenship

noun

: the status of an individual who is a citizen of two or more nations

Examples of dual citizenship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Americans will soon have a new option for dual citizenship in South America, with Argentina on track to launch the continent's fist golden passport by the end of this year. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

MacKenzie Teymouri said in court that the defendants held American, Chinese and Mexican passports, and two law enforcement sources told The Times that Xuan and Zhang are Chinese nationals with dual citizenship. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Francis acknowledged that the government had known that Diamantis had obtained dual citizenship and the Greek passport. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Changing attitudes about dual citizenship There hasn’t been polling on this specific constitutional reform in Mexico, but a January 2026 survey by El Financiero looked at the issue of sovereignty. — Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dual citizenship

• associateship
• bipartisanship
• conservatorship
• distributorship
• proprietorship
• secretaryship
• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip