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metic

American  
[met-ik] / ˈmɛt ɪk /

noun

  1. an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.

metic British  
/ ˈmɛtɪk /

noun

  1. (in ancient Greece) an alien having some rights of citizenship in the city in which he lives

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Etymology

Origin of metic

1800–10; < Late Latin metycus, variant of metoecus < Greek métoikos emigrant, equivalent to met- met- + -oikos dwelling

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