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SIT-izn/ˈsɪtɪzn/

A citizen is a legal member of a country: a British citizen; become a citizen; citizenship is the noun. A resident simply lives there; a national is close in official forms. Senior citizen is a polite term for an older person. Citizen science and active citizen appear in news and exams. Do not use citizen for a tourist.

Meaning

A person who has the legal right to live in a country and receive its protection.

Examples

• “She became a British citizen last year.”
• “He applied to become a Canadian citizen.”
• “Citizens have the right to vote.”

Good to know

a British / EU citizen. become a citizen. Noun: citizenship. Lives there: resident. Older: senior citizen.

Near in meaning

national

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