Denizen
WordNet
noun
(1) A plant or animal naturalized in a region
"Denizens of field and forest"
"Denizens of the deep"
(2) A person who inhabits a particular place
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Etymology
From Middle English , from Anglo-Norman , from , from . Compare dedans.
Noun
- An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
- 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 citizen naturalized through letters patent.
- Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.
- Used to describe the range or habitat of an animal.
- The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.
Verb
- To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.
- He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.