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citizens

noun , plural of citizen

Synonyms and Antonyms of citizens

1 a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it

conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right

Synonyms of citizens

freemen, nationals, subjects

Words Related to citizens

compatriots, countrymen

inhabitants, natives, nonimmigrants, residents

Near Antonyms of citizens

foreigners, strangers

immigrants, nonnatives

Antonyms of citizens

aliens, noncitizens

2 a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis

claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes

Synonyms of citizens

burghers, townies, townsmen, villagers

Words Related to citizens

cliff dwellers, denizens, dwellers, habitants, inhabitants, nationals, natives, occupants, residents, residers, subjects

towns, townsfolk, townspeople

suburbanites, urbanites

Near Antonyms of citizens

aliens, foreigners, guests, nonnatives, tourists, transients, visitors

Antonyms of citizens

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