denizen
noun
den·i·zen
ˈde-nə-zən 
1
: inhabitant
denizens of the forest
2
government
: a person admitted to residence in a foreign country
especially
: an alien (see alien entry 2 sense 1b) admitted to rights of citizenship
3
: one that frequents a place
nightclub denizens
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Examples of denizen in a Sentence
one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym
the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic
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Most are denizens of the bright and hot sun in just about any middle-of-the-road soil.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 July 2024
For the voice actors behind SpongeBob and other denizens of Bikini Bottom, the show – a gentle, silly reminder about the value of optimism and friendship – also reminds us of the kid inside us all.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 3 July 2024
Bartlett wouldn’t be surprised if further research reveals that other denizens of the deep such as sea cucumbers, amphipods, or snailfish use similar curving lipids to live at extreme pressures.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 July 2024
For the voice actors behind SpongeBob and other denizens of Bikini Bottom, the show – a gentle, silly reminder about the value of optimism and friendship – also reminds us of the kid inside us all.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 3 July 2024
Bartlett wouldn’t be surprised if further research reveals that other denizens of the deep such as sea cucumbers, amphipods, or snailfish use similar curving lipids to live at extreme pressures.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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denizen
noun
den·i·zen
ˈden-ə-zən
: inhabitant
especially
: a person, animal, or plant found in a particular region or environment
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