citadin
French, noun/si.ta.dɛ̃/
citadin is spelled C-I-T-A-D-I-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Citadin is a French feminine noun meaning “city dweller, urbanite, townsman; city slicker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui habite une ville ou une zone urbaine”.
What does citadin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
city
Near-synonym: urbain
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculinecity dweller, urbanite, townsman; city slicker
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui habite une ville ou une zone urbaine.
adjective: 1. Qui vit dans une ville.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of citadin
- citadine feminine
- citadins masculine plural
- citadines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce citadin?
- /si.ta.dɛ̃/
- \si.ta.dɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to citadin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is citadin in French?
citadin appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).