denizen.
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
Meaning & usage
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.
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.
Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English denisein, from Old French denzein, from deinz (“within”) + -ein, from Late Latin dē intus (“from within”), whence French dans.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English denisein, from Old French denzein, from deinz (“within”) + -ein, from Late Latin dē intus (“from within”), whence French dans.
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