Meanings
nouncitizenry (countable and uncountable, plural citizenries)
plural citizenries
- countableuncountableThe group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
It's one of the main selling points of the prison business: that they keep the sexually non-conformist or "deviant" out of sight of the respectable citizenry, especially to "protect" the children.
1983 December 10, Mike Riegle, “Sexual Politics of "Crime": Inside and Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From citizen + -ry. Displaced native Old English burgwaru.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech občanstvo
- občanstvothe group of all citizens
Esperanto civitanaro
- civitanarothe group of all citizens
Finnish kansalaiset
- kansalaisetthe group of all citizens
French corps des citoyens, citoyens
- corps des citoyensthe group of all citizens
- citoyensthe group of all citizens
- populationthe group of all citizens
Hindi नागरिक वर्ग
- नागरिक वर्ग (nāgrik varg)the group of all citizens
Hungarian polgárság
- polgárságthe group of all citizens
Italian cittadinanza
- cittadinanzathe group of all citizens
Polish obywatele
- obywatelethe group of all citizens
Portuguese cidadania
- cidadaniathe group of all citizens
Russian гра́ждане
- гра́ждане (gráždane)the group of all citizens
Spanish ciudadanía
- ciudadaníathe group of all citizens
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APA
citizenry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citizenry
MLA
“citizenry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citizenry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citizenry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citizenry.
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