den·i·zen (d n  -z n)n. 1. An inhabitant; a resident: denizens of Monte Carlo. 2. One that frequents a particular place: a bar and its denizens. 3. Ecology An animal or a plant naturalized in a region. 4. Chiefly British A foreigner who is granted rights of residence and sometimes of citizenship. tr.v. den·i·zened, den·i·zen·ing, den·i·zens Chiefly British To make a denizen of; grant rights of residence to. [Middle English denisein, from Anglo-Norman denzein, from deinz, within, from Late Latin deintus, from within; see dedans.] den  i·zen·ation n. |
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