From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Denizen \Den"i*zen\ (d[e^]n"[i^]*z'n), n. [OF. denzein,
deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to
forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de
intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In},
and cf. {Foreign}.]
1. A dweller; an inhabitant. "Denizens of air." --Pope.
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Denizens of their own free, independent state. --Sir
W. Scott.
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2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the
rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by
birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.
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3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
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Ye gods,
Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Denizen \Den"i*zen\, v. t.
1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with
certain rights and privileges.
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As soon as denizened, they domineer. --Dryden.
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2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or
naturalized occupants.
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There [islets] were at once denizened by various
weeds. --J. D.
Hooker.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denizen
n 1: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn:
{inhabitant}, {habitant}, {dweller}, {denizen},
{indweller}]
2: a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field
and forest"; "denizens of the deep"
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