Tuesday, January 29, 2019

meaning - What's the difference between "citizenship" and "nationality"?


What's the difference between "citizenship" and "nationality"?


Webster says on "nationality":




the fact or status of being a member or citizen of a particular nation



and on "citizenship":



the fact or status of being a citizen of a particular place



It looks like nationality is more related to your ethnicity, while citizenship is more related to a place of living. Which means that citizenship should be more "flexible" than nationality (as it's much easier to change your place of living rather than your ethnicity).


That's how I thought until I came across a Wiki article today on Steven Seagal stating that he has three nationalities:


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So, now it looks to be like I was wrong. But then I really don't see the difference now. Are they synonyms?





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