A2noun · common

citizen

citizen · citizens

громадянин, житель, мешканець, громадянка

житель, жительница, гражданин, гражданка

Bürger, Einwohner, Bürgerin, Staatsbürger

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or dutiesA resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.

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/ˈsɪtɪzən/

» Tom wanted to become a citizen.

Том хотів стати громадянином.

Том хотів отримати громадянство.

Meaning

8 senses

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
Einwohner, Einwohnerin, Bürger
горожа́нинgorožánin, горожа́нкаgorožánka, жи́тельžítelʹ
A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
I am a Roman citizen.
Staatsbürger, Staatsbürgerin, Bürger
граждани́нgraždanín, гражда́нкаgraždánka, по́дданныйpóddannyj
громадя́нинhromadjányn, громадя́нкаhromadjánka
An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
Diogenes reckoned himself a citizen of the world.
Einwohner
жи́тельžítelʹ, жи́тельницаžítelʹnica
ме́шканецьméškanecʹ, ме́шканкаméškanka, жи́тельžýtelʹ
A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
Zivilist, Zivilistin
гражда́нское лицо́graždánskoje licó, гражда́нский челове́кgraždánskij čelovék, гражда́нскийgraždánskij
циві́льна осо́баcyvílʹna osóba, циві́льна люди́наcyvílʹna ljudýna, циві́льнийcyvílʹnyj
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
(capitalized, historical, usually)A term of address among supporters of the French Revolution in France or elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
граждани́нgraždanín, гражда́нкаgraždánka
(figuratively)A notional inhabitant of a software system; an object or a software application.
(obsolete)An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.

Examples

526 sentences

Tom wanted to become a citizen.
Том хотів стати громадянином.
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We are free citizens with the right of vote.
Ми вільні громадяни з правом голосу.
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Tom is a law-abiding citizen.
Том - законослухняний громадянин.
ruТом - законопослушный гражданин.
deTom ist ein gesetzestreuer Bürger.
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Tom is a citizen of Australia.
Том громадянин Австралії.
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Tom is already a senior citizen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

legal member of a state:

resident of any particular place:

civilian:

Русский

By meaning 3

legal resident of a city:

legal member of a state:

civilian:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

legal resident of a city:

legal member of a state:

civilian:

Origin

From Middle English citeseyn (“inhabitant of a city or town”), citezein, citisein, from An

From Middle English citeseyn (“inhabitant of a city or town”), citezein, citisein, from Anglo-Norman citesain (“city-dweller, town-dweller”), citesein, citezein, alteration of citeien from cite (“city”) + -ien (“-ain”) (probable variant of cithein perhaps influenced by dainzain (“denizen”), deinzein), from Old French cite (“city”) + -ien (whence French citoyen), from earlier citet, from Latin civitatem, citatem, from civis. See also city. Displaced native Old English burhsittend and Old English ceasterware.

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