citoyen

Definitions of citoyen
  1. noun
    a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
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    antonyms:
    étranger
    a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
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    civil
    a nonmilitary citizen
    homme libre
    a person who is not a serf or a slave
    électeur
    a citizen who has a legal right to vote
    personne libre
    a person who has been freed from slavery
    type of:
    ressortissant
    a person who owes allegiance to that nation
  2. noun
    the body of citizens of a state or country
    synonyms: peuple
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    types:
    corps électoral, électorat
    the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
    type of:
    groupe, groupement
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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