n.
Pronunciation: ' de-n ə -z ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English denizeine, from Anglo-French denisein, denzein inhabitant, inner part, inner, from denz within, from Late Latin deintus, from Latin de- + intus within ― more at ENT-
Date: 15th century
1 : INHABITANT < denizen s of the forest>
2 : a person admitted to residence in a foreign country especially : an alien admitted to rights of citizenship
3 : one that frequents a place <nightclub denizen s >