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subject

noun [C] (PERSON)
 
 
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/

Definition

a person who lives in or who has the right to live in a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen: He is a British subject. → Compare citizenCountry and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names
(Definition of subject noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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