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citizen meaning
EN
[ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən]
US
Noun
PL
citizens
OBS
A
resident
of a
city
or
town
,
particularly
.
That large body of the working men who were not counted as
citizens
and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs.
A
legally
-
recognized
member
of a
state
, with
associated
rights
and
obligations
; a
person
considered
in
terms
of this
role
,
particularly
.
Formerly, the
citizens
of republics were distinguished the subjects living in kingdoms.
An
inhabitant
: a
member
of any
place
.
Diogenes reckoned himself a
citizen
of the world.
A
private
citizen: a
civilian
, as
opposed
to a
police officer
,
professional
soldier
, or
other
(usually state)
group
.
(computing) An
object
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
(obligation):
Citizens
shall provide proof of identity.
You may meet an occasional solid
citizen
walking a besweatered dog or taking a child to the corner park.
Many Roman
citizens
were proscribed for taking part in rebellions.
Meaning of
citizen
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "citizen" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
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Definiteness: Level 9
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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