Staatsbürgerschaft

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German

Etymology

From Staatsbürger +‎ -schaft.

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  • Hyphenation: Staats‧bür‧ger‧schaft

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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