citizen

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Anglo-French, from Old French citezein (spelling alterated by influence of denizen), from Old French citeain, from cite, in medieval usage a cathedral town, but origininally meaning any settlement, regardless of size, from earlier citet, itself from Latin civitas "citizenship, community of citizens", from civis "townsman, citizen" from a Proto-Indo-European base *kei- "to lie, homestead."

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(UK) IPA: /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/, SAMPA: /"sIt.I.z@n/
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Singular
citizen

Plural
citizens

citizen (plural citizens)

A person that is a legally recognized as a member of a state, with associated rights and obligations.

When the rebellion broke out, the United States promptly evacuated its citizens from the area.
(dated) A member of a state that is not a monarchy; used as antonym to subject.
A person that is a legally recognized resident of a city or town.
A resident of any particular place to which the subject feels to belong.

Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau - a book written of the former Canadian prime minister by John English, 2007.
A civilian, as opposed to a soldier, police officer etc.

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legal member of a state

Arabic: مواطن ar(ar) (muwaaTin) m.
Belarusian: грамадзянін be(be) (hramadzjánin) m., грамадзянка be(be) (hramadzjánka) f.
Bulgarian: гражданин bg(bg) (graždanín) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 公民 cmn(cmn) (gōngmín), 市民 cmn(cmn) (shìmín), 國民 cmn(cmn), 国民 cmn(cmn) (guómín)
Croatian: državljanin hr(hr) m., državljanka hr(hr) f.
Czech: občan cs(cs) m.
Dutch: burger nl(nl) m., staatsburger nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: civitano eo(eo)
Estonian: kodanik et(et)
Finnish: kansalainen fi(fi)
French: citoyen fr(fr) m., citoyenne fr(fr) f.

German: Staatsbürger de(de) m., Staatsbürgerin de(de) f., Bürger de(de) m., Bürgerin de(de) f.
Greek: πολίτης el(el) (polítis) m. and f.
Hungarian: állampolgár hu(hu)
Italian: cittadino it(it)
Japanese: 市民 ja(ja) (しみん, shimin), 公民 ja(ja) (こうみん, kōmin), 国民 ja(ja) (こくみん, kokumin)
Macedonian: државјанин mk(mk) (držávjanin) m.
Polish: obywatel pl(pl) m., obywatelka pl(pl) f.
Russian: гражданин ru(ru) (graždanín) m., гражданка ru(ru) (graždánka) f.
Serbian: državljanin sr(sr) m., državljanka sr(sr) f.
Slovene: državljan sl(sl) m., državljanka sl(sl) f.
Spanish: ciudadano es(es) m., ciudadana es(es) f.
Swedish: medborgare sv(sv) c.
Ukrainian: громадянин uk(uk) (hromadjányn) m., громадянка uk(uk) (hromadjánka) f.

antonym to "subject"

Bulgarian: гражданин bg(bg) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 市民 cmn(cmn) (shìmín)
Croatian: građanin hr(hr) m., građanka hr(hr) f.
Estonian: kodanik et(et)
Finnish: kansalainen fi(fi)

Greek: πολίτης el(el) (polítis) m. and f.
Hungarian: polgár hu(hu)
Japanese: 臣民 (しんみん, shinmin), 人民 (じんみん, jinmin), 民衆 (みんしゅう, minshū), 民 (たみ, tami)
Macedonian: граѓанин mk(mk) (gráǵanin) m., граѓанка mk(mk) (gráǵanka) f.
Russian: гражданин ru(ru) (graždanín) m., гражданка ru(ru) (graždánka) f.

legal resident of a city

Bulgarian: жител bg(bg) m.
Croatian: građanin hr(hr) m., građanka hr(hr) f.
Dutch: burger m., poorter m. (feudal age), stadsburger m.
Estonian: linnaelanik
Finnish: kaupunkilainen fi(fi), porvari fi(fi)
French: citoyen fr(fr) m., citoyenne fr(fr) f., habitant fr(fr) m.
German: Einwohner de(de) m., Bürger de(de) m.
Greek: δημότης el(el) (δimótis) m., αστός el(el) (astós) m.

Italian: cittadino it(it) m.
Macedonian: граѓанин mk(mk) (gráǵanin) m., граѓанка mk(mk) (gráǵanka) f.
Polish: mieszkaniec pl(pl) m.
Russian: горожанин ru(ru) (gorožánin) m., горожанка ru(ru) (gorožánka) f., житель ru(ru) (žítel') m., жительница ru(ru) (žítel'nica) f.
Slovene: meščan sl(sl) m., meščanka sl(sl) f., občan sl(sl) m., občanka sl(sl) f.
Swedish: innevånare sv(sv) c.

resident of any particular place

Bulgarian: жител bg(bg) m.
Dutch: burger nl(nl) m., inwoner nl(nl) m.
Estonian: kodanik et(et)
Finnish: kansalainen fi(fi)
German: Einwohner de(de) m.

Greek: κάτοικος el(el) (kátikos) m. and f.
Italian: cittadino it(it) m., residente it(it) m.
Macedonian: жител mk(mk) (žítel) m., жителка mk(mk) (žítelka) f.
Slovene: državljan sl(sl) m., državljanka sl(sl) f.
Swedish: innevånare sv(sv) c.

civilian

Bulgarian: цивилен bg(bg) m.
Dutch: burger nl(nl) m., particulier nl(nl) m.
Estonian: tsiviilisik
Finnish: kansalainen fi(fi), siviili fi(fi) (non-military)

German: Zivilist de(de) m.
Greek: πολίτης el(el) (polítis) m. and f.
Italian: civile it(it) m.
Swedish: civilist sv(sv) c.

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Ancient Greek: πολίτης (politēs) m.
Hebrew: אזרח (ezrakh) m., אזרחית (ezrakhyt) f.
Indonesian: rakyat
Interlingua: citatano m., citatana f.

Korean: 시민 [市民] (simin)
Latin: cīvis m. and f.
Portuguese: cidadão m., cidadã f.
Romanian: cetăţean m., cetăţeancă f.
Swedish: medborgare
Spanish: ciudadano m.
Telugu: పౌరుడు te(te)(pauruDu)m.,పౌరురాలు te(te) (paururaalu) f.

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Alphagram: ceiintz
zincite

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