denizen

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Synonyms: denize

Antonyms: denize

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Noun

1. An [[inhabitant]] of a place; one who [[dwell]]s in a certain place.
2. One who [[frequent]]s a place.
3. {{lb|en|British|historical}} A person with rights between those of [[naturalize]]d citizen and [[resident alien]] (roughly [[permanent resident]]), obtained through [[letters patent]].
4. {{lb|en|biology}} An [[animal]] or [[plant]] from a particular [[range]] or [[habitat]].
5. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A foreign [[word]] that has become [[naturalised]] in another [[language]] in terms of [[use]], but not in terms of [[form]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|British|historical}} To grant rights of [[citizenship]] to; to [[naturalize]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide with denizens; to [[populate]] with adopted or naturalized occupants.

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