French Conversation · Level 115
59 words
French word
citoyenneté
Pronunciation
IPA/sitwajɛnəte/
Meaning
- feminine nouncitizenship
Example
Après dix ans, elle a enfin obtenu la citoyenneté.
After ten years, she was finally granted citizenship.
More examples
Les cours civiques aident à comprendre la citoyenneté.
Civics classes help with understanding citizenship.
Core concept
A legal bond between a person and a political community, pictured as a seat in its public assembly.
Common phrases
demander la citoyenneté
apply for citizenship
acquérir la citoyenneté
obtain citizenship
perdre la citoyenneté
lose citizenship
Similar words
nationalité: Official membership of a country under its law.
droit de vote: The entitlement to participate in elections by voting.
Definition in French
Statut juridique et politique d'une personne dans une collectivité, conférant des droits civiques comme voter et participer à la vie publique.
Word origin
French formed citoyenneté from citoyen and the suffix -eté, with citoyen ultimately related to Latin civitas through Old French.
Usage tips
- Citoyenneté concerns civic status and rights, whereas nationalité primarily identifies legal nationality; the terms are related but not interchangeable.
Related words
- citoyencitizennoun