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  1. 1. n. A dweller; an inhabitant. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. One admitted to residence in a foreign country. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a person who inhabits a particular place Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a plant or animal naturalized in a region Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. A dweller; an inhabitant. "Denizens of air." Pope. Denizens of their own free, independent state. Sir W. Scott. 2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen. 3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country. Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. Dryden. 1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. As soon as denizened, they domineer. Dryden. 2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. There [islets] were at once denizened by various weeds. J. D. Hooker. Source: webster
  9. 9. n:100 n. a plant or animal naturalized in a region Source: ecdict

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