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citizen noun [ ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n ]

• a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
• "a British citizen"
Similar: subject, national, passport holder, native, taxpayer, voter,
Origin: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, alteration (probably influenced by deinzein ‘denizen’) of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas ‘city’ (see city).

citizen of the world

• a person who is at home in any country.
"he has long since ceased to be a provincial and is now very much a citizen of the world"



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