citizenry
citizenry noun: the group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
Noun
citizenry (countable and uncountable, plural citizenries)
- The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
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citizenry meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Urdu
citizenry in Hindi
- the group of all citizens
- नागरिक वर्ग nāgrik varg
citizenry in Tamil
- குடிமக்களாயம், குடி மக்களாயம்
citizenry in Urdu
- شہری
Forms of citizenry
| plural | citizenries |
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Origin of citizenry
From citizen + -ry. Displaced native Old English burgwaru.
Questions about citizenry
- What does citizenry mean?
- Citizenry means the group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
- What is citizenry in Hindi?
- Citizenry in Hindi is नागरिक वर्ग (nāgrik varg). See Citizenry meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is citizenry?
- Citizenry is a noun.
- What is the plural of citizenry?
- The plural of citizenry is citizenries.
Words near citizenry in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: citizenry (page history and authors); citizenry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); citizenry (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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