cit·i·zen Listen to the pronunciation of citizen
Pronunciation:
ˈsi-tə-zən also -sən
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English citizein, from Anglo-French citezein, alteration of citeien, from cité city
Date:
14th century

1: an inhabitant of a city or town; especially : one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman2 a: a member of a state b: a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it3: a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the state
— cit·i·zen·ly Listen to the pronunciation of citizenly -zən-lē also -sən- adjective
synonyms citizen, subject, national mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people <the rights of a free citizen>. subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch <the king's subjects>. national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state <American nationals working in the Middle East>

Main Entry:
1res·i·dent Listen to the pronunciation of 1resident
Pronunciation:
ˈre-zə-dənt, ˈrez-dənt, ˈre-zə-ˌdent
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre
Date:
14th century

1 a: living in a place for some length of time : residing b: serving in a regular or full-time capacity <the resident engineer for a highway department>; also : being in residence2: present, inherent3: not migratory <resident species>

[color="Red"]We NO LONGER live in a SOVEREIGN country, so now we've become RESIDENCES.