denizen

ˈdɛnɪzən

Definition

Definition of denizen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

residency

Dated

inhabitant or resident of a particular place

Dated

The denizens of the small town gathered at the annual festival..

dweller

inhabitant

biologyanimal or plant native to a habitat

The polar bear is a denizen of the Arctic.

inhabitant

native

resident

frequenter

Dated

person who frequents a particular place

Dated

He is a denizen of the local coffee shop.

regular

linguistics

TECH.

foreign word adopted into a language

TECH.

The word 'ballet' is a denizen in English.

loanword

history

Rare

person with rights between citizen and alien

Rare

He was a denizen in 18th century England.

dweller

inhabitant

resident

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denizen of the deep

animal or creature living deep in the ocean

The anglerfish is a famous denizen of the deep.

Origin of denizen

Middle English, denizein (inhabitant)

Examples of denizen in a sentence

City denizens often visit the park.
The kangaroo is a well-known denizen of Australia.
Coral reefs are home to many denizens of the sea.
Regular denizens greeted the bartender by name.
She became a denizen of the neighborhood library.
'Piano' is another denizen borrowed from Italian.

In English, 'safari' is a denizen from Swahili.
As a denizen, he paid taxes but couldn't vote.
Denizens had limited rights compared to full citizens.

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French:habitant, natif, ...
German:Einwohner, Stammgast, ...
Italian:residente, frequentatore, ...
Spanish:morador, residente, ...
Portuguese:morador, frequentador, ...
Chinese:居民, 本地物种, ...
Japanese:住民, 住人, ...
Arabic:مُقِيم, مستوطن, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹשָׁב, בֶּן בַּיִת, ...
Russian:обитатель, завсегдатай, ...
Ukrainian:мешканець, завсідник, ...
Hindi:निवासी, नियमित आगंतुक, ...
Bengali:বাসিন্দা, ডেনিজেন, ...
Catalan:habitant, habitador, ...
Czech:obyvatel, domorodec, ...
Danish:indbygger, indfødt, ...
Dutch:inwoner, vaste bezoeker, ...
Greek:κάτοικος, γηγενές είδος, ...
Hungarian:lakos, őshonos faj, ...
Khmer:អ្នករស់នៅ, ជីវៈដែលមានដើមកំណើតក្នុងទីជម្រក, ...
Korean:거주자, 토착 생물, ...
Persian:ساکن, بومی, ...
Polish:mieszkaniec, bywalec, ...
Portuguese (BR):morador, frequentador, ...
Romanian:locuitor, nativ, ...
Swedish:invånare, en stamgäst, ...
Thai:ผู้อยู่อาศัย, สัตว์พื้นเมือง, ...
Turkish:sakin, yerli, ...
Vietnamese:cư dân, loài bản địa, ...

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