Denizens

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Denizens

noun

  1. An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.

    "The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep."

  2. One who frequents a place.

    "The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort."

  3. A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.

    "Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford."

  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.

verb

  1. To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.

    "He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country."

  2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.

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dwellerinhabitantnativeresidentregular