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citizen

[ sit-uh-zuhn, -suhn ]

noun

  1. a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection ( alien ).
  2. an inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges or franchises.
  3. an inhabitant, or denizen:

    The deer is a citizen of our woods.

  4. a civilian, as distinguished from a soldier, police officer, etc.


citizen

/ ˈsɪtɪzən; -ˌnɛs; ˈsɪtɪzənɪs /

noun

  1. a native registered or naturalized member of a state, nation, or other political community Compare alien
  2. an inhabitant of a city or town
  3. a native or inhabitant of any place
  4. a civilian, as opposed to a soldier, public official, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • citizeness, noun:feminine
  • ˈپԱ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i·· adjective
  • ԴDz·i· noun
  • un·i·· adjective
  • ܲd·i· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of citizen1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English citisein, from Anglo-French citesein, Old French citeain, from cite city + -ain -an; change from citeain to citesein perhaps by association with Anglo-French denzain denizen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of citizen1

C14: from Anglo-French citesein, from Old French citeien, from é, city
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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.

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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.

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“This is a nonpartisan race, and I’m running to protect the citizens of this county,” he said in an interview.

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Abraham Lincoln said, “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history” during the Civil War, and he was right.

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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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