ciudadano
Spanish
Etymology
From ciudad + -ano. Doublet of citadino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θjudaˈdano/ [θju.ð̞aˈð̞a.no]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sjudaˈdano/ [sju.ð̞aˈð̞a.no]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: ciu‧da‧da‧no
Adjective
ciudadano (feminine ciudadana, masculine plural ciudadanos, feminine plural ciudadanas)
- living in a city
- (relational) city (or of relating to a city or its inhabitants)
- Synonyms: citadino, urbano
- Antonym: rural
- (relational) citizen; citizen's (of or relating to a citizen or citizens)
- civilian
- Synonym: civil
Noun
ciudadano m (plural ciudadanos, feminine ciudadana, feminine plural ciudadanas)
- citizen
- city-dweller
- Synonym: citadino
- Antonyms: campesino, rural
Derived terms
- ciudadano de a pie
Further reading
- “ciudadano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014