dual citizenship

noun

: the status of an individual who is a citizen of two or more nations

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Following the announcement by Rodríguez, the Spanish Foreign Ministry confirmed that five Spaniards – one of whom has dual citizenship – had been freed and were flying back to Spain. Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026 Under existing law, Americans are allowed to hold dual citizenship with another country. Raul A. Reyes, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Tania Nemer, a former immigration judge in Ohio, filed a lawsuit Monday claiming she was dismissed based on her gender, her dual citizenship with the country of Lebanon, and her previous run for local office as a Democrat, in violation of civil rights law. Laura Romero, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025 Nalin Haley gives hot takes on dual + naturalized citizens in viral Carlson interview | RISING Nalin Haley, the son of former Presidential candidate Nikki Haley, went viral on social media for arguing against dual citizenship and saying naturalized citizens should not be able to hold public office. The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dual citizenship

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dual citizenship was circa 1924

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“Dual citizenship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dual%20citizenship. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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