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citizen

/ˈsɪtəzən/SIH-tuh-zuhn
/ˈsɪtəzən/SIH-tuh-zuhn

Meaninga city-dweller

Common meaning: someone who belongs to a state by law

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cīvis ‘a citizen’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cīvis, p. 346 · dictionary scan

Roots

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