dual national
noun [ C ] uk/ˌdʒuː.əl ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ us/ˌduː.əl ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
双重国籍的公民
someone who is a legal national (= a member) of two countries at the same time
She is one of a growing number of dual nationals who have legal rights in both Mexico and the US. 在墨西哥和美国拥有合法权利的双重国籍者与日剧增,她是其中之一。
I was eligible for military service in both Holland and Australia as I was a dual national. 我有资格在荷兰和澳大利亚服兵役,因为我是双重国籍。
Compare: dual citizen
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- The Foreign Office estimates that 80,000 British-Pakistani dual nationals are in Pakistan at any one time, mostly for holidays and weddings.
- Born in Iran, she is a dual national who has spent decades in the United States.
- He has extensive business experience in both Europe and the United States, and is a UK-US dual national.