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  1. What is the difference between "citizen" and "denizen"

    Jul 8, 2011 · A citizen of the United States is a legal resident who has been processed by the government as being a member of the United States. A denizen of the United States is simply …

  2. grammar - We say "U.S. citizen", but why can't we say "China …

    Sep 14, 2014 · So by analogy with U.S. citizen, you think you can say China citizen, but Chinese citizen blocks it. U.S. citizen is different either because it predates American citizen or it means …

  3. etymology - Why is the inhabitant of a country called a “citizen ...

    Jul 22, 2017 · Why is citizen used to describe an inhabitant of a country when the word is derived from the Latin for city (civitas) and originally meant a city dweller? Wouldn’t the nouns derived …

  4. Why isn't "citizen" spelled as "citisen" in British English?

    Oct 4, 2010 · 28 There is a suffix that is written only as -ize in American English and often -ise in British English (but not always, as ShreevatsaR points out in the comments). This suffix …

  5. What is my Nationality: United States of America or American?

    Jan 26, 2017 · Also see Can I use “US-American” to disambiguate “American”? If not, what can I use? and Is ‘USAers’ just an ordinary English word today? As a broad rule, United States of …

  6. single word requests - What is the demonym for a citizen of Niger ...

    Nov 18, 2014 · 12 If a citizen of Nigeria is a Nigerian, what is a citizen of Niger referred to as? The Wikipedia article on Niger and the online Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries say that the proper …

  7. Is there a simple word for a person born of immigrants?

    Dec 6, 2016 · My friend's parents are both from Colombia, but he was born here in the U.S., and I was wondering if there was a non-offensive term for somebody born of immigrants who is a …

  8. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 21, 2012 · Sure, American can refer to a citizen of the United States, but we could also talk about the Americas, or the American continent. (This is not unlike how man can refer to the …

  9. meaning - What is implied in calling someone "Citizen"? - English ...

    Jun 14, 2011 · In many dystopian stories, people call each other citizen. In other contexts too, I'm thinking Citizen Kane for example. Why? What is implied here?

  10. Which term is correct — "Afghan" or "Afghani"?

    May 29, 2011 · Afghani A citizen or native of Afghanistan. From an Afghan point of view this name is wrongly being used for Afghans. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan millions of Afghans …