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denizen

[ den-uh-zuhn ]

noun

  1. an inhabitant; resident.
  2. a person who regularly frequents a place; ³ó²¹²ú¾±³Ù³Üé:

    the denizens of a local bar.

  3. anything adapted to a new place, condition, etc., such as an animal or plant not indigenous to a place but successfully naturalized.
  4. British Law. an alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship in a country: this legal designation has been obsolete since the first half of the 20th century.


verb (used with object)

  1. Chiefly British. to admit (an alien) to residence and certain rights of citizenship in a country.

denizen

/ ˈ»åÉ›²Ôɪ³úÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. an inhabitant; occupant; resident
  2. an individual permanently resident in a foreign country where he enjoys certain rights of citizenship
  3. a plant or animal established in a place to which it is not native
  4. a naturalized foreign word
“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

verb

  1. tr to make a denizen
“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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð²Ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [den-, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n], »å±ð²Ô·¾±Â·³ú±ð²Ô·²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [den-, uh, -z, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • »å±ð²Ô·¾±Â·³ú±ð²Ô·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å±ð²Ô·¾±Â·³ú±ð²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of denizen1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English denesyn, denisein, from Anglo-French denzein, denszein “(the) one within,†from deinz, dens, denz “inside, on the inside†(from Old French dedens, dedenz; dedans ) + -ein, adjective suffix (from Latin -Äå²Ô±ð³Ü²õ; -an, -eous ( def ) )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of denizen1

C15: from Anglo-French denisein, from Old French denzein, from denz within, from Latin de intus from within
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Example Sentences

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Written by Samy Burch, the film follows the travails of the desert denizen who is tired of being slammed with Acme products as he tries to outsmart the Roadrunner.

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Finding the right tone behind the judges’ table — firm yet supportive, kind yet realistic — has been a process for this denizen of nice-and-smiley Nashville.

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On Tuesday, just before his speech before Congress, denizens at the local Poor Richards dive bar were split on Ukraine - and what role Scranton ought to play on the world stage.

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But longtime Mexico City denizens point out incongruities: the prevalence of palm trees, misnamed or nonexistent institutions, a court scene with a jury even though criminal jury trials do not exist here.

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The Times spoke to some of the 1,500 or so denizens of La Soledad as they weighed their three main options: turn back, wait and see, or push on.

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