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dual citizenship

–noun
1. Also called duʹal nationalʹity. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
2. citizenship of both a state and a nation, in nations consisting of a federation of states, as the U.S.

Origin:
1920–25
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Main Entry:  dual citizenship
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the state of being a citizen of two or more two countries concurrently
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