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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
denizen /ˈdɛnɪz(ə)n/

▶noun

1 formal or humorous an inhabitant or occupant: denizens of field and forest.

2 Brit. historical a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country.

– derivatives
denizenship noun.

– origin ME deynseyn, via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. deinz ‘within’ + -ein (from L. -aneus ‘-aneous’); influenced by citizen.

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