Staatsbürgerschaft

German edit

Etymology edit

From Staatsbürger +‎ -schaft.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtaːt͡sbʏʁɡɐˌʃaft]
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  • Hyphenation: Staats‧bür‧ger‧schaft

Noun edit

Staatsbürgerschaft f (genitive Staatsbürgerschaft, plural Staatsbürgerschaften)

  1. nationality, citizenship
    Synonym: Staatsangehörigkeit

Usage notes edit

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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