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Arabic translation: المواطنة

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English term or phrase:	Citizenship
Arabic translation:	المواطنة
Entered by:	Fuad Yahya

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05:38 Sep 11, 2003

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English term or phrase: Citizenship

U.S citizenship may be acquired either at birth or through naturalization..

I would like to have a clear distinction between the following word:
1- Citizenship
2- Nationality
3-Naturalization

Or Shall I post it to English English Translators, you think?

Amer al- Azem KudoZ activity Questions: 1896 (32 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 295 Qatar
Local time: 00:12

المواطنة

Explanation:
Noun: citizenship
1. The status of a citizen with rights and duties
2. Conduct as a citize

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-09-11 05:43:49 GMT)
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I translate Nationality as الجنسية, although it does not differ much from Citizenship. I think citizenship is the newer term. National or nationalism sounds bad in this world of today.

Naturalization التجنس is the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

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Gharbeia
Egypt
Local time: 00:12

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5 +4

الجنسية

Fuad Yahya

5 +3

المواطنة

Gharbeia

1 +1

المواطنة

Shazly

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peer agreement (net): +3

citizenship

المواطنة

Gharbeia
Egypt
Local time: 00:12
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in pair: 107

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peer agreement (net): +4

الجنسية

Explanation:
Citizenship: الجنسية

Nationality: الأصل القومي

Naturalization: التجنس

In ordinary discourse, we do not make such a fussy distinction between citizenship and nationality, but if the nature of the text being translated revolves around this distinction, then we must split whatever hairs we encounter, even if the text reads less smoothly than otherwise.

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Note added at 2003-09-11 07:29:14 (GMT)
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For other details and distinctions, please refer to my answer to your question on \"nationality.\"

Fuad Yahya
United States
Native speaker of:

Arabic,