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Meaning of 'denizen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Denizen [ n.]
- A dweller; an inhabitant.
- One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.
- One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
2 . Denizen [ v. t.]
- To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges.
- To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.

Meaning of 'denizen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . denizen [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a plant or animal naturalized in a region
Example in sentence:
  • denizens of field and forest;
  • denizens of the deep

Nearby Words:

den denarcotize denarii denarius denary denationalization denationalize denationalized denationalizing denaturalize

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