citizens

/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zənz/

IPA: /S IH1 T AH0 Z AH0 N Z/

noun

1
A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.
syn:burgess burgher freeman
2
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
syn:countryman national
ant:alien foreigner illegal illegal alien
3
An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
“Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.”
syn:denizen inhabitant local native occupant resident
ant:alien outsider stranger
4
A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
5
A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
6
An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.
7
(usually capitalized) A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
syn:comrade
8
An object.

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