civitas

civ·i·tas

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [siv-i-tas; Latin kee-wi-tahs]
- /ˈsɪv ɪˌtæs; Latin ˈki wɪˌtɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [siv-i-tas; Latin kee-wi-tahs]
- /ˈsɪv ɪˌtæs; Latin ˈki wɪˌtɑs/

Definitions of civitas word

noun plural civitas the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like. 1
noun plural civitas citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community. 1
noun civitas A body of people constituting an organized community; city-state. 1
noun civitas (pedantic) A community. 0
noun civitas (pedantic) A state, (chiefly) a city-state. 0

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Parts of speech for Civitas

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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civitas popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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