First Known Use: 15th century
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denizen
noun den·i·zen \ˈde-nə-zən\
: a person, animal, or plant that lives in or often is found in a particular place or region
Full Definition of DENIZEN
1
: inhabitant <denizens of the forest>
2
: a person admitted to residence in a foreign country; especially : an alien admitted to rights of citizenship
3
: one that frequents a place <nightclub denizens>
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Origin of DENIZEN
Middle English denizeine, from Anglo-French denisein, denzein inhabitant, inner part, inner, from denz within, from Late Latin deintus, from Latin de- + intus within — more at ent-
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