denizen
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denizen
- /ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/ UK
- /ˈdɛn ə zən/ US
Rhymes with -ɛnɪzən
Where it comes from
From Middle English denisein, from Old French denzein, from deinz (“within”) + -ein, from Late Latin dē intus (“from within”), whence French dans.
noun denizens
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An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.
Similar: dweller, inhabitant, native, resident, denizen
- One who frequents a place. The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.
- A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent. 1548, Edward Hall, The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre and Yorke, London, The xiiii yere, Then by commaundement wer all Fre[n]chemen and Scottes imprisoned and the goodes seazed, and all suche as were denizens were commaunded to shewe their letters patentes […]
- An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat. The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.
- A foreign word that has become naturalised in another language in terms of use, but not in terms of form.
verb denizens · denizening · denizened
- To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize. He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.
- To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. 1849, Joseph Dalton Hooker, “Extracts from the Private Letters of Dr. J. D. Hooker, written during a Botanical Mission to India” in William Jackson Hooker (editor), Hooker’s Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany, London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve, Volume 1, p. 85, There were a few islets in the
Translations
Every language
noun an inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in
| Español | habitante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 居住者 kyojūsha, 住民 jūmin |
| 中文 | 居民 jūmín |
| Português | morador |
| Français | citoyen, résident, habitant |
| Deutsch | Bewohner, Bewohnerin |
| Italiano | abitante |
| Română | locuitor, locuitoare |
| Русский | жи́тель žítelʹ, жи́тельница žítelʹnica, обита́тель obitátelʹ, обита́тельница obitátelʹnica |
| עברית | תושב, מתנחל, אזרח |
noun one who frequents a place
| Español | habitual |
|---|---|
| Português | frequentador |
| Français | habitué |
| Deutsch | Stammgast, Stammgästin |
| Русский | завсегда́тай zavsegdátaj |
noun (UK) a citizen naturalized through letters patent
| Deutsch | teilweise eingebürgerter Ausländer |
|---|
noun local flora and fauna
| Deutsch | Bewohner |
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Talk about this word "denizen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/denizen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. denizen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/denizen "denizen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/denizen.Cite this
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title = {denizen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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