See Also: citizen(dictionary)
The Citizen(finance)
citizen(dictionary)
NATURALIZED CITIZEN(law)
senior citizen(dictionary)
citizen's arrest(dictionary)
Citizen Kane(dictionary)
Citizen (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Ottawa Citizen(finance)
Citizen Watch(finance)

citizen (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: citezein, from Old French citeien, from cite ( CITY); probably influenced by denizen]
someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state
::We need our schools to teach students to be good citizens.
::The mayor urged citizens to begin preparing for a major storm.
-see also senior citizen
someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there, whether they are living there or not
-see also national national
::At the time, there were over 2000 British citizens living in Iraq.
second-class citizen
someone who is made to feel unimportant because of the way people treat them