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- [sit-uh-zuh n-ree, -suh n-]
- /ˈsɪt ə zən ri, -sən-/
- /ˈsɪtɪznrɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sit-uh-zuh n-ree, -suh n-]
- /ˈsɪt ə zən ri, -sən-/
Definitions of citizenry word
- singular noun citizenry The people living in a country, state, or city can be referred to as the citizenry. 3
- noun citizenry citizens collectively 3
- noun citizenry all citizens as a group 3
- noun plural citizenry citizens collectively. 1
- noun citizenry The group of all citizens. 1
- noun citizenry inhabitants collectively 1
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Origin of citizenry
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; citizen + -ry
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Citizenry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
citizenry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
citizenry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for citizenry
noun citizenry
- society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- federation — the act of federating or uniting in a league.
- commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
Antonyms for citizenry
noun citizenry
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- urbanity — the quality of being urbane; refined courtesy or politeness; suavity: He was the last word in urbanity.
Top questions with citizenry
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- how was a city state shaped by its citizenry?
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