Definitions for citizen
ˈsɪt ə zən, -səncit·i·zen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 12 votes

1. citizennoun

   a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 25 votes

1. citizennoun

   A person that is a legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations.

   When the rebellion broke out, the United States promptly evacuated its citizens from the area.

2. citizennoun

   A member of a state that is not a monarchy; used as antonym to subject.

3. citizennoun

   A person that is a legally recognized resident of a city or town.

4. citizennoun

   A resident of any particular place to which the subject feels to belong.

   Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau - a book written of the former Canadian prime minister by John English, 2007.

5. citizennoun

   A civilian, as opposed to a soldier, police officer etc.

6. Etymology: from citezein (spelling altered by influence of denizen), from citeain (Modern French citoyen), from cite (Modern French cité, English city), from citet, from civitas, from civis (English civil, civilian), from kei-.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Citizenadjective

   This is only in Shakespeare. Having the qualities of a citizen; as cowardice, meanness.

   So sick I am not, yet I am not well;
   But not so citizen a wanton, as
   To seem to die ere sick. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

2. Citizennoun

   Etymology: civis, Lat. citoyen, French.

   1. A freeman of a city; not a foreigner; not a slave.

   All inhabitants within these walls are not properly citizens, but only such as are called freemen. Walter Raleigh, Hist. World.

   2. A townsman; a man of trade; not a gentleman.

   When he speaks not like a citizen,
   You find him like a soldier. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   3. An inhabitant; a dweller in any place.

   Far from noisy Rome, secure, he lives;
   And one more citizen to Sibyl gives. John Dryden, Juvenal.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. citizen

   Citizenship is an allegiance of person to a state. Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and the conditions under which that status will be withdrawn. Recognition by a state as a citizen generally carries with it recognition of civil, political, and social rights which are not afforded to non-citizens. In general, the basic rights normally regarded as arising from citizenship are the right to a passport, the right to leave and return to the country/ies of citizenship, the right to live in that country, and to work there. Some countries permit their citizens to have multiple citizenships, while others insist on exclusive allegiance.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. citizen

   A citizen is a legally recognized subject or member of a state or nation who is entitled to its protection, privileges, rights and benefits, and has specified duties and responsibilities towards the state. They can be a native or a naturalized person, meaning they were either born in that country or have been granted citizenship by that country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 10 votes

1. Citizennoun

   one who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises

2. Citizennoun

   an inhabitant of a city; a townsman

3. Citizennoun

   a person, native or naturalized, of either sex, who owes allegiance to a government, and is entitled to reciprocal protection from it

4. Citizennoun

   one who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen, though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense that he takes his legal status from such country

5. Citizenadjective

   having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery

6. Citizenadjective

   of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious

7. Etymology: [OE. citisein, OF. citeain, F. citoyen, fr. cit city. See City, and cf. Cit.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Citizen

   Citizen is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Sharavanan Subbaiya and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role as a social activist with Vasundhara Das, Meena and Nagma playing supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva, whilst cinematography was handled by Ravi K. Chandran. The film opened to positive reviews in June 2001.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Citizen

   sit′i-zen, n. an inhabitant of a city: a member of a state: a townsman: a freeman:—fem. Cit′izeness.—adj. (Shak.) like a citizen.—v.t. Cit′izenise, to make a citizen of.—ns. Cit′izenry, the general body of citizens; Cit′izenship, the rights of a citizen. [M. E. citesein—O. Fr. citeain. See City.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. citizen

   A person with the legislative authority and rights to reside in a specific country.

   The citizens love to have fun on carnival day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

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1. citizen

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CITIZEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Citizen is ranked #19602 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Citizen surname appeared 1,376 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Citizen.
   
   67.2% or 925 total occurrences were Black.
   25.3% or 349 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 49 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • National

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'citizen' in Nouns Frequency: #978

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Anagrams for citizen »

1. zincite

How to pronounce citizen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say citizen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of citizen in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of citizen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of citizen in a Sentence

1. Michele Thompson:

   It's exhausting and exasperating, it's very poorly set up especially for the average citizen. I feel like I went above and beyond.

2. Alexander Vindman:

   It is improper for the president of the United States to demand a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen and political opponent.

3. Dubravka Šuica:

   The City means everything to me while for it I am only its citizen!

4. Benjamin Crump:

   There's an old saying in the black community that everybody else is protected and served but we are policed, we don't want to be policed. We want to be protected and served as any American citizen.

5. Cheng Zhunqiang:

   As a lawyer, I would like the charges made by a country against a citizen to be in the courts, rather than handling them in the manner of 'Cultural Revolution' posters.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=citizen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citizen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=citizen
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizen
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=citizen
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=citizen
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=citizen