Concitoyen

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Mitbürger , 🇪🇸 conciudadano , 🇮🇹 concittadino , 🇵🇹 concidadão , 🇨🇳 同市民 , 🇯🇵 同市民 , 🇰🇷 동시민 , 🇸🇦 مواطن مشترك , 🇮🇳 सह-नागरिक

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Etymology

**concitoyen** is a modern French noun formed by attaching the prefix *co-* (from Latin *cum* “with, together”) to *citoyen* (“citizen”), which itself derives from Old French *citoyen* < Latin *civis* (“city‑dweller”). The construction dates back to the 17th century and conveys the sense of a fellow citizen or compatriot. Thus, *concitoyen* literally means “together‑citizen,” highlighting shared civic belonging.

Synonyms

compatriot co‑citoyen citoyen voisin cohabitant

Antonyms

étranger non-citoyen alien immigrant