cidadão

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See also: cidadaõ

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From cidade (city) +‎ -ão (-an).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cidadão m (plural cidadãos)

  1. citizen

Descendants

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  • Galician: cidadán
  • Portuguese: cidadão

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cidadão. By surface analysis, cidade (city) +‎ -ão (-an).[1][2] Compare Galician cidadán and Spanish ciudadano.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ci‧da‧dão

Noun

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cidadão m (plural cidadãos, feminine cidadã, feminine plural cidadãs)

  1. citizen
    1. member of a State
    2. resident of a city
  2. (informal) individual, person

Derived terms

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