Meaning
citizenship, citizenry
- citizenship
- citizens, citizenry, residents
In a sentence
La cittadinanza ha accolto bene il nuovo parco.
The townspeople welcomed the new park well.
Hai già chiesto la cittadinanza italiana?
Have you already applied for Italian citizenship?
La cittadinanza non vuole altri lavori in centro.
The townspeople don't want more construction downtown.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cittadinanza | feminine · singular |
| cittadinanze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For legal nationality, cittadinanza is standard; nazionalità often means nationality on forms or ethnic/national identity, not legal status.
- Common with verbs like ottenere, richiedere, concedere, revocare, perdere: ottenere la cittadinanza italiana.
- The collective sense for a town's citizens is formal/institutional; in everyday speech, cittadini or popolazione is more common.