país de ciudadanía
/pais de θjudadania/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'country of citizenship' is translated into Spanish as país de ciudadanía.
This phrase refers to the nation where a person is legally recognized as a citizen.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of país (country), de (of) and ciudadanía (citizenship).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the phrase País de nacionalidad is commonly used.
Did you know?
- While ciudadanía refers to legal status, it shares a root with ciudad, meaning 'city'. This reflects the ancient Roman idea that citizenship was tied to the rights of city dwellers.
- The Spanish word país descends from the Latin pāgus, which originally referred to a small rural district or a piece of land rather than a whole nation.
- The word país is a cognate of the Italian word paese and the Sicilian pajisi, showing a shared Romance evolution from the French pays.
Example conversation
Sofía is helping Mateo fill out a visa application.
- SofíaMateo, ¿qué pusiste en país de ciudadanía?Mateo, what did you put for country of citizenship?
- MateoPuse España, porque soy español.I put Spain, because I am Spanish.
- SofíaEstá bien, ahora firma aquí abajo.That is correct, now sign here at the bottom.
- MateoListo, ya terminé el documento.Done, I have finished the document.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ciudadanía, de, país, CC BY-SA 4.0.
