citizen

  • 41citizen — [14] The Latin word for ‘citizen’ was cīvis. From it was formed the derivative cīvitās ‘citizenship, city state’, from which English gets city. From this in turn a new derivative was formed in Vulgar Latin, *cīvitātānus ‘citizen’, replacing the… …

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  • 42citizen — [[t]sɪ̱tɪz(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ citizens 1) N COUNT: usu with supp Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country. ...American citizens... The life of ordinary citizens began to change. 2) N COUNT: usu N… …

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  • 43citizen — [14] The Latin word for ‘citizen’ was cīvis. From it was formed the derivative cīvitās ‘citizenship, city state’, from which English gets city. From this in turn a new derivative was formed in Vulgar Latin, *cīvitātānus ‘citizen’, replacing the… …

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  • 44citizen — See: SENIOR CITIZEN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 45citizen — See: SENIOR CITIZEN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 46citizen — noun /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən,ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən,ˈsɪt.ɪ.sən/ a) A person that is a legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations. When the rebellion broke out, the United States promptly evacuated its citizens from the area. b) A… …

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  • 47citizen — See: senior citizen …

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  • 48citizen — noun 1) a Japanese citizen Syn: national, subject, passport holder, native 2) the citizens of Amsterdam Syn: inhabitant, resident, native, townsman, townswoman, townsperson, denizen; …

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  • 49citizen — noun 1) a British citizen Syn: subject, national, passport holder 2) the citizens of Edinburgh Syn: inhabitant, resident, native, townsman, townswoman, taxpayer, people; formal denizen …

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  • 50citizen*/*/ — [ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n] noun [C] 1) someone who has the right to live permanently in a particular country She married an American and became a US citizen.[/ex] 2) someone who lives in a particular town or city the citizens of Edinburgh[/ex] …

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