denizen
[ den-uh-zuh n ]
/ ˈdɛn ə zən /
noun
an inhabitant; resident.
a person who regularly frequents a place; habitué: the denizens of a local bar.
British.
an alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship in a country.
anything adapted to a new place, condition, etc., as an animal or plant not indigenous to a place but successfully naturalized.
verb (used with object)
to make a denizen of.
Origin of denizen
OTHER WORDS FROM denizen
den·i·za·tion, den·i·zen·a·tion, noun den·i·zen·ship, noun un·den·i·zened, adjectiveWords nearby denizen
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British Dictionary definitions for denizenship
denizen
/ (ˈdɛnɪzən) /
noun
an inhabitant; occupant; resident
British
an individual permanently resident in a foreign country where he enjoys certain rights of citizenship
a plant or animal established in a place to which it is not native
a naturalized foreign word
verb
(tr)
to make a denizen
Word Origin for denizen
C15: from Anglo-French
denisein, from Old French
denzein, from
denz within, from Latin
de intus from within