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cit‧i‧zen S2 W2 /ˈsɪtəzən, ˈsɪtɪzən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: citezein, from Old French citeien, from cité ( ⇨ ↑city); probably influenced by denizen]
1. someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state:
We need our schools to teach students to be good citizens.
The mayor urged citizens to begin preparing for a major storm. ⇨ ↑senior citizen
2. someone who legally belongs to a particular country and has rights and responsibilities there, whether they are living there or not ⇨ national:
At the time, there were over 2,000 British citizens living in Iraq.
3. second-class citizen someone who is made to feel unimportant because of the way people treat them
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1 )
adjectives
▪ a good citizen One of the aims of education is to produce good citizens.
▪ a law-abiding citizen (=never breaking the law) Most of the people in this town are law-abiding citizens.
▪ a respectable/decent citizen (=good and honest) There are gangs on the streets who are terrorizing respectable citizens.
▪ an upstanding/upright citizen (=honest and responsible) The rest of his family are honest upright citizens.
▪ a model citizen (=a very good one) His neighbours described him as a model citizen.
▪ an ordinary citizen (also a regular citizen American English) The government is not aware of the views of ordinary citizens.
▪ a senior citizen (=someone over 60 years old, or someone who has retired) There are special clubs for senior citizens.
▪ sb’s fellow citizens (=people who live in the same town, country etc as you) 70% of our fellow citizens live in poverty.
▪ a private citizen (=an ordinary citizen without a public position) Laws exist to protect private citizens.
▪ a leading/prominent citizen (=an important one) The protests were led by leading citizens in the community.
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THESAURUS
▪ citizen someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state: In order to become a US citizen, you need to have a Permanent Resident card. | All British citizens have the right to live in the UK. | Good citizens understand that they have a responsibility to the community.
▪ national a citizen of a country who is living in another country: She insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the country. | Russians nationals were ordered to leave. | Her husband is a French national.
▪ resident someone who lives in a particular street or area: There have been complaints by local residents about the building work. | She was a resident of Chicago for many years.
▪ native someone who was born in a particular country but moved to another country – used when describing a person or their life: Picasso was a native of Spain, although he spent much of his life in France.
▪ subject someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, and has a right to live there: Northern Ireland citizens are British subjects.
▪ alien formal someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in - used in official contexts: Employers cannot hire illegal aliens.

citizenhu

◎	['sitizn]
※	danh từ
	■	người dân thành thị
	■	công dân, dân
	■	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người thường dân (trái với quân đội)
	〆	citizen of the world
		✓	công dân thế giới, người theo chủ nghĩa siêu quốc gia
	〆	citizen's arrest
		✓	trường hợp luật cho phép công dân bắt giữ kẻ phạm pháp quả tang (hoặc đang bị truy nã)