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Nationalities vocabulary — C1

Nationalities vocabulary for belonging, rights and the debates around them, including ethnicity, xenophobia and pluralism, plus prejudice and discrimination.

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citizenship
/ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/
The legal right to belong to a particular country as one of its people.
Example: He's applying for citizenship after ten years here.
indigenous
/ˌɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
Belonging to the first people who lived in a land, before settlers came from elsewhere.
Example: The museum celebrates the indigenous cultures of the region.
ethnicity
/ɛθˈnɪsɪti/
The fact of belonging to a group that shares the same culture, language or origins.
Example: People of every ethnicity are welcome at the community centre.
naturalisation
The official legal process of becoming a citizen of a country you were not born in.
Example: After ten years in the country, he applied for naturalisation.
xenophobia
/ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə/
A strong dislike or fear of people from other countries.
Example: The campaign was set up to challenge xenophobia in the community.
prejudice
/ˈprɛdʒədɪs/
An unfair, negative opinion about someone formed without enough knowledge or reason.
Example: The training aims to reduce prejudice in the workplace.
discrimination
/dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/
Treating a person or group unfairly because of their nationality, race or other characteristics.
Example: The law protects workers from discrimination based on nationality.
pluralism
/ˈplʊrəˌlɪzəm/
A situation in which people of different nationalities, religions or beliefs live together in one society.
Example: The country prides itself on its cultural pluralism.
stateless
/ˈsteɪtlɪs/
Not officially belonging to any country, and so having no passport or nationality.
Example: Thousands of people in the region remain stateless.
repatriate
/riˈpeɪtriˌeɪt/
To send or bring someone back to their own country.
Example: The embassy helped repatriate citizens stranded abroad.
acculturation
The process of adopting the culture of a place you have moved to.
Example: Acculturation took longer than the language did.
emigrate
/ˈɛməˌɡreɪt/
To leave your own country in order to live in another.
Example: Both brothers chose to emigrate in the same year.
enclave
/ˈɑnˌkleɪv/
A small area where people of one nationality live inside another country.
Example: The old Portuguese enclave still has its own bakery and church.
creed
/krid/
A set of beliefs shared by a group, often religious.
Example: The charter admits anyone regardless of colour or creed.