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first-class citizens

first-class citizens is the plural of first-class citizen.

Meaning of first-class citizen

Noun

first-class citizen (plural first-class citizens)

  1. A member of a class of individuals that receive fair treatment.
  2. (languages) Synonym of first-class object.

Questions about first-class citizens

What is first-class citizens the plural of?
First-class citizens is the plural of first-class citizen.

Words near first-class citizens in the dictionary

  1. first-chance exception
  2. first-chance exceptions
  3. first-chop
  4. first-class
  5. first-class citizen
  6. first-class citizens
  7. first-class continuation
  8. first-class continuations
  9. first-class entities
  10. first-class entity
  11. first-class object

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