citizen

noun
/ˈsɪtɪzən/

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.

Other meanings

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
“Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.”

Related words

citizenise
citizenism
citizenist
citizenization
citizenize
cocitizen
concitizen
cybercitizen
NCTzen
netizen
protocitizen
semicitizen

Example sentences

“In the eighteenth century, women were treated as second-class citizens.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Latin "civitas".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “citizen” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.