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birthright citizenship
[ burth-rahyt sit-uh-zuhn-ship ]
/ ˈbɜrθˌraɪt ˈsɪt ə zənˌʃɪp /
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noun
the practice of automatically granting citizenship to a child born in a particular country, regardless of the citizenship status of the parent or parents: an end to birthright citizenship.
the state of having such citizenship: to grant birthright citizenship to the child of new immigrants.
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Origin of birthright citizenship
First recorded in 1845–50
Words nearby birthright citizenship
birth pangs, birth parent, birthplace, birthrate, birthright, birthright citizenship, birthroot, birthstone, birthstool, birth trauma, birthweight
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