# Nationalities Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Society & Culture
- Words: 20
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Nationalities vocabulary for belonging, rights and the debates around them, including ethnicity, xenophobia and pluralism, plus prejudice and discrimination.

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## Word list

* **citizenship** /ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/: The legal right to belong to a particular country as one of its people. — “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. — “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. — “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. — “After ten years in the country, he applied for **naturalisation**.”
* **xenophobia** /ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə/: A strong dislike or fear of people from other countries. — “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. — “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. — “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. — “The country prides itself on its cultural **pluralism**.”
* **stateless** /ˈsteɪtlɪs/: Not officially belonging to any country, and so having no passport or nationality. — “Thousands of people in the region remain **stateless**.”
* **repatriate** /riˈpeɪtriˌeɪt/: To send or bring someone back to their own country. — “The embassy helped **repatriate** citizens stranded abroad.”
* **acculturation**: The process of adopting the culture of a place you have moved to. — “**Acculturation** took longer than the language did.”
* **emigrate** /ˈɛməˌɡreɪt/: To leave your own country in order to live in another. — “Both brothers chose to **emigrate** in the same year.”
* **enclave** /ˈɑnˌkleɪv/: A small area where people of one nationality live inside another country. — “The old Portuguese **enclave** still has its own bakery and church.”
* **hegemony** /hiˈdʒɛməni/: Control or influence held by one country over others. — “The book argues that cultural **hegemony** outlasts military power.”
* **homogeneous** /ˌhoʊməˈdʒiniəs/: Made up of people who are all of the same kind. — “The town was largely **homogeneous** until the factory opened.”
* **insular** /ˈɪnsələr/: Not interested in people or ideas from outside your own group. — “The committee had become **insular** and stopped hearing objections.”
* **sovereignty** /ˈsɑvrənti/: The right of a country to govern itself without interference. — “The treaty was rejected on grounds of **sovereignty** alone.”
* **autonomy** /ɔˈtɑnəmi/: The right of a region to govern its own affairs. — “The islands were granted **autonomy** but not full independence.”
* **creed** /krid/: A set of beliefs shared by a group, often religious. — “The charter admits anyone regardless of colour or **creed**.”
* **denizen** /ˈdɛnəzən/: Someone who lives in a particular place. — “Every **denizen** of the old quarter knew the alley by another name.”

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