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denizen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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den·i·zen /ˈdenɪzən/ noun [countable + of] literary  HBan animal, plant, or person that lives or is found in a particular place 〔特定地区的〕动物,植物,栖息者,居民
Examples from the Corpus
denizenAnd what makes it such an invigorating saga is his ability to let his idiosyncratic Broadway denizens talk for themselves.Many Hollywood denizens are businessmen who have been involved in politics for years.She had only a few harsh words, mostly for Hollywood and its denizens.The Daily News ran a poll the other day on the things that most annoy the local denizens.Humorous description of the appearance and the denizens of this slum area of London.It was as if they had landed on an alien planet, his fear that of awakening the denizens, giant and menacing.And evidence of the oxygen-starvation to which denizens of that lofty aerie are prey.Leisure World denizens drive them around golf courses, students around campus.
Origin denizen (1400-1500) Anglo-French deinzein, from Old French denz inside
den·i·zen nounChineseSyllable
Corpus person or or an lives that plant, animal,


denizen
denizen /ˈdenəzən, ˈdenɪzən/ noun [countable + of] literary
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Anglo-French
 Origin: deinzein, from Old French denz 'inside'
an animal, plant, or person that lives or is found in a particular place


deni·zenBrE /ˈdenɪzn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdenɪzn/ 🔊 noun (formal or humorous) a person, an animal or a plant that lives, grows or is often found in a particular place (某地区的)居民,常客,动物,植物 SYN inhabitant polar bears, denizens of the frozen north北极熊,在冰天雪地的北方生活的动物the denizens of the local pub当地酒吧的常客