denizens

Noun

denizen (plural denizens)

1. An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
   • The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.

   Synonyms:

   dweller, inhabitant, native, resident

2. One who frequents a place.
   • The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.

   Synonyms:

   regular, habitué

3. (UK, historical) A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.
   • Then by commaundement wer all Fre[n]chemen and Scottes imprisoned and the goodes seazed, and all suche as were denizens were commaunded to shewe their letters patentes […]1548, Edward Hall, The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre and Yorke, London, The xiiii yere
4. An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.
   • The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.
5. A foreign word that has become naturalised in another language in terms of use, but not in terms of form.

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