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aristocratic
English
Alternative forms
- aristocratick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French aristocratique, from Ancient Greek ?????????????? (aristokratikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æ??st??k?æt?k/
- Rhymes: -æt?k
Adjective
aristocratic (comparative more aristocratic, superlative most aristocratic)
- Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy
- An aristocratic constitution.
- Similar to the aristocracy; characteristic of, the aristocracy.
- An aristocratic measure.
- Aristocratic pride or manners.
Related terms
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
Translations
References
- aristocratic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Romanian
Etymology
From French aristocratique
Adjective
aristocratic m or n (feminine singular aristocratic?, masculine plural aristocratici, feminine and neuter plural aristocratice)
- aristocratic
Declension
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citizen
English
Alternative forms
- cytesin (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English citeseyn, citezein, borrowed from Anglo-Norman citesain (“burgher; city-dweller”), citezein &c., probably a variant of cithein under influence of deinzein (“denizen”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French citeain &c. and citaien, citeien &c. ("burgher"; modern French citoyen), from cité ("settlement; cathedral city, city"; modern French cité) + -ain or -ien (“-an, -ian”). See city and hewe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?t?z?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?t?z?n/, /?s?t?s?n/
Noun
citizen (plural citizens)
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties. [from 14th c.]
- Synonyms: burgess, burgher, cityite, freeman
- Hyponyms: citess, (female) citizeness
- A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4:
- Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair.
Peter Mackenzie: Indian, is he?
Assistant: She is a British citizen, Minister. Born in Coventry.
- Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair.
- I am a Roman citizen.
- Synonyms: countryman, national
- Antonyms: alien, illegal alien, foreigner, (colloquial) illegal
- Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen, native, naturalized citizen, senior citizen
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4:
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place. [from 14th c.]
- 1979 October, Boys' Life, p. 33:
- A jellyfish... carries poison cells that can sting other citizens of the sea.
- Synonyms: denizen, local, inhabitant, native, occupant, resident
- Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger
- 1979 October, Boys' Life, p. 33:
- (Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other. [17th–19th c.]
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.6:
- [W]ould Mr. Delvile, who hardly ever spoke but to the high-born, without seeming to think his dignity somewhat injured, deign to receive for a daughter in law the child of a citizen and tradesman?
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.6:
- (now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists. [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: (term of address among communists) comrade
- (computing) An object.
- Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen
Synonyms
- burgess
- burgher
- denizen
- townsman, townswoman
Antonyms
- (resident of a city): countryfolk, country gentleman, countryman, peasant, villager
Hyponyms
- (person who is legally recognized as a member or resident): first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "citizen, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2014.
Anagrams
- zincite
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