Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with citizenship in American Collocation
citizenship
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsɪtɪz(ə)nˌʃɪp/
have citizenship
have
hold
These children, despite having Irish citizenship, will have to leave the country with their parents.
gain citizenship
acquire
gain
obtain
It is now necessary, in order to acquire British citizenship, that people attend a citizenship ceremony.
grant citizenship
award someone
confer on someone
give someone
grant someone
They were granted citizenship after ten years’ residence in the country.
refuse citizenship
deny someone
refuse someone
revoke
Some children born in this country are denied citizenship due to the nationality of their parents.
While he was living in Poland, his Canadian citizenship was revoked in 1957.
give up citizenship
renounce
Foreigners living in Germany for fifteen years may become German citizens if they have no criminal record and renounce their original citizenship