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denizen

/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/
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."

Synonymsdweller, inhabitant, native, resident, regular
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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