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citizenries

citizenries is the plural of citizenry.

Meaning of citizenry

Noun

citizenry (countable and uncountable, plural citizenries)

  1. The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
    • It's one of the main selling points of the prison business: that they keep the sexually non-conformist or "deviant" out of sight of the respectable citizenry, especially to "protect" the children.1983 December 10, Mike Riegle, “Sexual Politics of "Crime": Inside and Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 5

Questions about citizenries

What is citizenries the plural of?
Citizenries is the plural of citizenry.

Words near citizenries in the dictionary

  1. citizenizes
  2. citizenizing
  3. citizenlike
  4. citizenliness
  5. citizenly
  6. citizenries
  7. citizenry
  8. citizens
  9. citizens of the world
  10. citizens' arrests
  11. citizens' band

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