ressortissant

Definitions of ressortissant
  1. noun
    a person who owes allegiance to that nation
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    citoyen
    a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
    compatriote
    a person from your own country
    nationaliste, patriote
    one who loves and defends his or her country
    chauvin, chauvine
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
    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
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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