denizen
/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/ · noun
Meaning
- An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
- One who frequents a place.
- A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.
- An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.
- A foreign word that has become naturalised in another language.
- To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.
- To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
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