citizen

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɪz(ə)n/

noun

  • a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized: a British citizen
  • an inhabitant of a particular town or city: the good citizens of Edinburgh

Phrases

citizen of the world

a person who is at home in any country: he has long since ceased to be a provincial and is now very much a citizen of the world

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French citezein, alteration (probably influenced by deinzein 'denizen') of Old French citeain, based on Latin civitas 'city' (see city)