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dual citizen

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noun

  1. a person who is a citizen or subject of two or more nations; one having dual citizenship.


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Sangha, who is a dual citizen of the United States and Britain, has been in federal custody since August 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Here was someone else connected to America, she assumed, probably another like-minded dual citizen or expat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

But beyond that he did not have much information about his own wife, who was a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

In February, Russian authorities announced that Ms Karelina - a dual citizen who was visiting family members in the country - was arrested on treason charges.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Hamas released a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American dual citizen who has been held hostage since the Oct.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

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