noun🔗ShareAn inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in."The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep."personplacebeinganimalsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who frequents a place."The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort."personplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."politicsgovernmentnationrightstatelawpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn animal or plant from a particular range or habitat."The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state."animalplantbiologyecologyenvironmentnatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA foreign word that has become naturalised in another language.""Words like 'ballet' and 'café', originally from French, are now common denizens of the English language." "languagewordlinguisticscultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize."He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country."politicsgovernmentrightnationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants."The city council hopes to denizen the abandoned warehouse district with artists and small businesses, revitalizing the area. "environmentworldareanatureplaceecologysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading