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Denizen

Denizen Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Denizen? [n] a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep" [n] a person who inhabits a particular place Synonyms \| Synonyms for Denizen: dweller \| inhabitant Related Terms \| Find terms related to Denizen: addressee \| artist-in-residence \| citizen \| colonize \| dweller \| empeople \| frequenter \| habitant \| haunter \| house detective \| incumbent \| inhabit \| inhabitant \| inhabiter \| inmate \| inpatient \| intern \| live-in maid \| liver \| locum tenens \| national \| occupant \| occupier \| people \| plant \| populate \| residencer \| resident \| resident physician \| residentiary \| resider \| settle \| settle in \| sojourner \| subject \| tenant See Also \| Alsatian \| American \| Aussie \| Australian \| Austronesian \| being \| borderer \| cottage dweller \| cottager \| earthling \| earthman \| easterner \| human \| individual \| island-dweller \| islander \| Kiwi \| landlubber \| landman \| landsman \| liver \| marcher \| mortal \| New Zealander \| Northerner \| Occidental \| occupant \| occupier \| organism \| person \| Philistine \| plainsman \| resident \| somebody \| someone \| soul \| tellurian \| Trinidadian \| villager \| westerner Denizen In Webster's Dictionary \Den"izen\ (d[e^]n"[i^]z'n), n. [OF. denzein, deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In}, and cf. {Foreign}.] 1. A dweller; an inhabitant. ``Denizens of air.'' --Pope. Denizens of their own free, independent state. --Sir W. Scott. 2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen. 3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country. Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. --Dryden. \Den"i*zen\, v. t. 1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. As soon as denizened, they domineer. --Dryden. 2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. There [islets] were at once denizened by various weeds. --J. D. Hooker.

Denizen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Denizen?

[n] a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"
[n] a person who inhabits a particular place

Synonyms | Synonyms for Denizen: dweller | inhabitant

Denizen In Webster's Dictionary

\Den"i*zen\ (d[e^]n"[i^]*z'n), n. [OF. denzein,
deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to
forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de
intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In},
and cf. {Foreign}.]
1. A dweller; an inhabitant. ``Denizens of air.'' --Pope.

         Denizens of their own free, independent state. --Sir
                                               W. Scott.

2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the
   rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by
   birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.

3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.

         Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes.
                                               --Dryden.


\Den"i*zen\, v. t.
1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with
   certain rights and privileges.

         As soon as denizened, they domineer.  --Dryden.

2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or
   naturalized occupants.

         There [islets] were at once denizened by various
         weeds.                                --J. D.
                                               Hooker.

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