To be a citizen means you get the rights of where you live. It means you are born there or have the rights to live there. You get the vote, and basically a lot of freedom that non-citizens can't. Citizenship isn't by race but by where you're born or if you apply for it.
A Legal View: A legal view on citizenship is a person with rights of residence; views of citizenship by different organisations in society, e.g. public services... more