citizen

  • 31citizen — n. 1 a member of a State or Commonwealth, either native or naturalized (British citizen). 2 (usu. foll. by of) a an inhabitant of a city. b a freeman of a city. 3 US a civilian. Phrases and idioms: citizen of the world a person who is at home… …

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  • 32citizen — noun Etymology: Middle English citizein, from Anglo French citezein, alteration of citeien, from cité city Date: 14th century 1. an inhabitant of a city or town; especially one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 2. a …

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  • 33Citizen — Oficinas principales de Citizen en Tokio. CITIZEN Watch Co., Ltd. es la empresa principal del grupo corporativo japonés con base en Tokio, Japón. La compañía fue fundada en 1918 bajo el nombre de Shokosha Watch Research Institute, pero en 1924 su …

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  • 34citizen — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ They are fighting for acceptance as full citizens of the country. ▪ naturalized ▪ British, Thai, US, etc …

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  • 35citizen — cit|i|zen [ sıtızn ] noun count *** someone who has the right to live permanently in a particular country and has the right to the legal and social benefits of that country as well as legal obligations toward it: citizen s rights She married an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36citizen — / sItizFn/ noun (C) 1 someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state and has rights and responsibilities there: teaching our children to be good citizens 2 someone who belongs to a particular country, whether they are living there or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37citizen — One who has acquired citizenship by birth, naturalization, or other lawful means; in a popular but nonetheless appropriate sense of the term, one, who by birth, naturalization, or other means, is a member of an independent political society. 3 Am …

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  • 38citizen —    In novels dealing with the French Revolution of 1789, ‘citizen’ occurs as a translated form of both citoyen and citoyenne, though ‘citizeness’ is also used for the latter. These titles were substituted by decree for Monsieur and Madame, though …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 39citizen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. resident, inhabitant; civilian, native. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inhabitant, denizen, national, subject, native, taxpayer, burgher, burgess, cosmopolite, commoner, civilian, urbanite, member of the… …

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  • 40citizen — cit|i|zen W2S2 [ˈsıtızən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: citezein, from Old French citeien, from cité ( CITY); probably influenced by denizen] 1.) someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state ▪ We need our schools to… …

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