Staatsbürgerschaft

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German

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Noun

Staatsbürgerschaft f (genitive Staatsbürgerschaft, plural Staatsbürgerschaften)

  1. nationality, citizenship
    Synonym: Staatsangehörigkeit

Usage notes

The word is similar to, but not entirely synonymous with Nationalität. Staatsbürgerschaft means the citizenship of a state, i.e. the possession of a passport, whereas Nationalität means the affiliation with a nation. For example, nationals who live under foreign occupation, continue to have their own nation's “Nationalität”, but may have the occupying country's “Staatsbürgerschaft”.

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