citizen
nounHow many syllables in citizen?
There are 3 syllables in the word citizen.How to pronounce citizen:
Definition of citizen:
- citizen (noun):
- an inhabitant of a city or town
- a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community.
- a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it
Synonyms for citizen:
active citizen
burgess
burgher
citizenry
civilian
denizen
dweller
elector
freeman
freeman or woman
freewoman
inhabitant
national
people
ratepayer
repatriate
resident
subject
thane
townsman or woman or person
voter
Antonyms for citizen:
alien
asylum seeker
blow in
floater
foreign national
foreign person
foreigner
fresh off the boat
greenhorn
guest
gweilo
illegal
illegal alien
immigrant
incomer
metœcus
newcomer
non-native
noncitizen
nonnational
nonnative
offcomer
outlander
outsider
refugee
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