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Citizen
Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation.
A person may have multiple citizenships and a person who does not have citizenship of any state is said to be stateless.
Nationality is often used as a synonym for citizenship in English – notably in international law – although the term is sometimes understood as denoting a person’s membership of a nation (a large ethnic group). In some countries, e.g. the United States, the United Kingdom, nationality and citizenship can have different meanings (for more information, see Nationality versus citizenship).
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Denizen (noun)
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
“The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.”
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Denizen (noun)
One who frequents a place.
“The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.”
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Denizen (noun)
A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.
“Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.”
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Denizen (noun)
An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.
“The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.””
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Denizen (verb)
To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.
“He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.”
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Denizen (verb)
To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
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Citizen (noun)
A resident of a city or town, particularly:
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Citizen (noun)
A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city.
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Citizen (noun)
A member of the early modern urban middle class, distinguished from nobles and landed gentry on one side and from peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.
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Citizen (noun)
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role, particularly:
“I am a Roman citizen.”
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Citizen (noun)
A resident or future resident of the heavenly city or later of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
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Citizen (noun)
A member of a state that is not a monarchy.
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Citizen (noun)
An inhabitant: a member of any place.
“Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.”
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Citizen (noun)
A private citizen: a civilian, as opposed to a police officer, professional soldier, or other (usually state) group.
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Citizen (noun)
An object.
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Denizen (noun)
a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place
“denizens of field and forest”
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Denizen (noun)
a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country.
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Citizen (noun)
a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized
“a British citizen”
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Citizen (noun)
an inhabitant of a particular town or city
“the good citizens of Edinburgh”