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denizen definition

deni·zen (den′ə zən)

noun

    1. an inhabitant or occupant
    2. a frequenter of a particular place
  2. Brit. an alien granted specified rights of citizenship
  3. an animal, plant, foreign word, etc. that has become naturalized

Etymology: ME denisein < Anglo-Fr deinzein < OFr, native inhabitant < denz, within < LL de-intus < L de intus, from within

transitive verb

Brit. to naturalize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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