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   Cit·i·zen

   /ˈsidəz(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized: "a Polish citizen" Similar subjectnationalpassport holdernativetaxpayervoter
   • ▪ an inhabitant of a particular town or city: "the citizens of Los Angeles" Similar inhabitantresidentnativetownsmantownswomanhouseholderlocalfreemanhumorous:denizenburgherformal:dwellerarchaic:burgessrare:residentiaryoppidan

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, alteration (probably influenced by deinzein ‘denizen’) of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas ‘city’ (see city).

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