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



  1. An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
    The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.
  2. One who frequents a place.
    The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.
  3. A citizen naturalized through letters patent.
    Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.
  4. Used to describe the range or habitat of an animal.
    The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.

Verb



  1. To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.
    He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.
 
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