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citizen

cit·i·zen [ síttiz'n ] (plural cit·i·zens)

noun

Definition:

1. legal resident of country: somebody who has the right to live in a country because he or she was born there or has been legally accepted as a permanent resident

2. county, town, or city dweller: a permanent resident of a county, town, or city

3. civilian: somebody who is not a member of the armed forces, a police officer, or a public official

[13th century. < Anglo-Norman citezein< Old French citeain< Latin civitat- (see city)]

cit·i·zen·ly adjective

Cultural Note


	Citizen Kane, a movie (1941) by U.S. director Orson Welles. Repeatedly nominated as one of the greatest movies of all time, it is the story of the rise and the tormented private life of a fictional media baron, Charles Foster Kane (supposedly based on the life of the billionaire publisher William Randolph Hearst). The film's many stylistic innovations include the use of mock-newsreel footage and striking deep-focus photography.