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The word citizen comes from Middle English citizein, from Anglo-French citezein, alteration of citeien, from cité city.

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How to divide word citizen?

The word "citizen" can be divided into syllables as cit-i-zen.


The word zen in zen Buddhism comes from the Indian word?

The word Zen is the Japanese translation of the Chinese ch'an, a mispronunciation of the Sanskrit word, dhana.


Can the word zen be used in scrabble?

No. The word Zen is not allowed in Scrabble.


What is the plural of zen?

The plural of "zen" is also "zen." The word "zen" does not change in the plural form.


What is the German word for zen?

The spelling is the same as in English (zen).


What is German word for zen?

The spelling is the same as in English (zen).


Can Zen be used in scrabble?

No. Zen is not a legal Scrabble word.


What are the differences between Zen and Chan Buddhism?

There is no "regular" Buddhism. There are a number of schools of Buddhism. Zen is one school that originates from Japan.


How many syllables are in the word frozen?

"How many syllables are in the word frozen?" There are two syllables in the word frozen (fro-zen(FrO-ZeN).


What word begins with zen?

zenith


How do you divide the word citizenship into syllables?

Ci ti zen ship


What is a different word for zen?

Wikipedia answers this one best: The Japanese word Zen is derived from the Chinese word Chán, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which means "meditation" or "meditative state." So the word is used to refer to the school of Zen Buddhism and does not itself contain any other significant meaning. It should also be worth noting that Zen is a word like tsunami in that it's a word English borrowed from Japanese.