ciudadano

Definitions of ciudadano
  1. noun
    a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
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    antonyms:
    extranjero
    a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
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    ciudadano activo
    a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)
    civil, paisano, población civil
    a nonmilitary citizen
    hombre libre
    a person who is not a serf or a slave
    repatriado
    a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
    elector, votante
    a citizen who has a legal right to vote
    liberto
    a person who has been freed from slavery
    type of:
    nacional, súbdito
    a person who owes allegiance to that nation
  2. noun
    a resident of a town or city
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    type of:
    ocupante, residente
    someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
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