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citoyen

/si.twa.jɛ̃/

noun, masculine/si.twa.jɛ̃/plural: citoyens

citizen

Related: citoyenneté

Inherited from Middle French citoyen, from Old French citoien, citeien, from earlier citeain, equivalent to cité + -ain (later confused with or influenced by the suffix -ien). Doublet of citadin, a borrowing from Italian.

adjective/si.twa.jɛ̃/

citizen; civic

Inherited from Middle French citoyen, from Old French citoien, citeien, from earlier citeain, equivalent to cité + -ain (later confused with or influenced by the suffix -ien). Doublet of citadin, a borrowing from Italian.