cidadania

See also: cidadanía

Portuguese

Etymology

From cidadão (“citizen”) + -ia (“-y”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.da.daˈni.ɐ/, /si.da.dɐ̃ˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.da.daˈni.ɐ/, /si.da.dɐ̃ˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.da.daˈni.a/, /si.da.dɐ̃ˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.dɐ.dɐˈni.ɐ/ [si.ðɐ.ðɐˈni.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: ci‧da‧da‧ni‧a

Noun

cidadania f (plural cidadanias)

1. citizenship (state of being a citizen)

   Tenho cidadania europeia.

   I have European citizenship.

2. (collectively) citizenry, i.e. the citizens of a region

   A cidadania portuguesa elegeu um novo presidente.

   The Portuguese citizens elected a new president.

3. the exercise of rights and duties attributed to a citizen; civism, civic engagement

Related terms

• cidadão
• cidade

Further reading

• “cidadania”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cidadania”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026