den·i·zen (dĕn′ĭ-zən) n. 1. An inhabitant; a resident: denizens of Monte Carlo. 2. One that frequents a particular place: a bar and its denizens. 3. Ecology An animal or a plant naturalized in a region. 4. Chiefly British A foreigner who is granted rights of residence and sometimes of citizenship. tr.v. den·i·zened, den·i·zen·ing, den·i·zens Chiefly British To make a denizen of; grant rights of residence to. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle English denisein, from Anglo-Norman denzein, from deinz, within, from Late Latin deintus, from within; see dedans.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- den′i·zen·a′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. denizen (ˈdɛnɪzən) n 1. an inhabitant; occupant; resident 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit an individual permanently resident in a foreign country where he enjoys certain rights of citizenship 3. (Biology) a plant or animal established in a place to which it is not native 4. (Linguistics) a naturalized foreign word vb 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to make a denizen [C15: from Anglo-French denisein, from Old French denzein, from denz within, from Latin de intus from within] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
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