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citizen
[ sit-uh-zuhn, -suhn ]
noun
- a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection ( alien ).
- an inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges or franchises.
- an inhabitant, or denizen:
The deer is a citizen of our woods.
- a civilian, as distinguished from a soldier, police officer, etc.
citizen
/ ˈsɪtɪzən; -ˌnɛs; ˈsɪtɪzənɪs /
noun
- a native registered or naturalized member of a state, nation, or other political community Compare alien
- an inhabitant of a city or town
- a native or inhabitant of any place
- a civilian, as opposed to a soldier, public official, etc
Derived Forms
- citizeness, noun:feminine
- ˈپԱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·· adjective
- ԴDz·i· noun
- un·i·· adjective
- ܲd·i· noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of citizen1
Example Sentences
Ms Hall became the fourth US citizen to be released by the Taliban since January after talks between officials in Kabul - in what the group described as a "goodwill gesture" towards the Trump administration.
But given the logistical difficulty of direct rule by millions of citizens, it is nearly inevitable that some charismatic demagogue will claim to embody the crowd’s general will.
“This is a nonpartisan race, and I’m running to protect the citizens of this county,” he said in an interview.
Abraham Lincoln said, “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history” during the Civil War, and he was right.
Police said a group of citizens had surrounded the man at the pier plaza and responding officers were able to intervene.
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