Definition
All the citizens of a country or state collectively; the body of people who hold citizenship in a particular nation or community.
Etymology
From 'citizen' plus '-ry' (a collective suffix from Old French -erie); emerged in the 17th century as a way to refer to the collective body of citizens.
Kelly Says
Unlike 'citizens' (a simple plural), 'citizenry' treats people as a unified whole with shared interests and rights—it's how we talk about 'the citizenry' voting or demanding accountability.
Translations
ARالعربية
جنسية
jin-si-ya
CACatalà
ciutadania
see-ta-da-nya
CSČeština
občanskost
ob-cha-n-kost
DADansk
borgerskab
bor-gers-kab
DEDeutsch
Bürgertum
bür-ger-tum
ELΕλληνικά
πολιτεία
po-li-te-ia
ESEspañol
ciudadanía
see-oo-da-nya
FAفارسی
شهروندی
sheh-ro-n-di
FISuomi
kansalaisuus
kan-sa-lai-soo-s
FRFrançais
citoyenneté
si-twah-ne-te
GUGU
नागरिकता
na-ga-ri-ka-ta
HEעברית
אזרחות
a-z-ra-hot
HIहिन्दी
नागरिकता
na-ga-ri-ka-ta
HUMagyar
polgárság
pol-gar-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kewarganegaraan
ke-war-ga-ne-ga-ran
IGIG
ndị mmadụ
ndi-m-ma-du
ITItaliano
cittadinanza
chee-ta-dee-na-nza
KKKK
азаматтық
a-za-mat-tyk
KMKM
ប្រជាជន
bra-che-a-chon
MRMR
नागरिकता
na-ga-ri-ka-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kewarganegaraan
ke-war-ga-ne-ga-ran
NLNederlands
burgerij
bör-ger-ij
NONorsk
borgerskap
bor-gers-kap
PLPolski
obywatelstwo
oh-bwo-vat-el-st-wo
PTPortuguês
cidadania
see-dah-nee-a
RORomână
cetățenie
che-ta-te-nie
RUРусский
гражданство
grazhdan-st-vo
SVSvenska
medborgarskap
med-borg-ar-skap
SWKiswahili
uraia
oo-rai-a
TAதமிழ்
гражданство
grazhdan-st-vo
TEతెలుగు
гражданство
grazhdan-st-vo
THไทย
พลเมือง
phon-meu-ang
TLTL
mamamayan
ma-ma-may-an
TRTürkçe
vatandaşlık
va-tans-h-lik
UKУкраїнська
громадянство
hro-ma-dya-n-stvo
VITiếng Việt
công dân
kong-dan