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[ siv-i-tas; Latin kee-wi-tahs ] / ˈsɪv ɪˌtæs; Latin ˈki wɪˌtɑs /
noun, plural civ·i·ta·tes [siv-i-tey-teez; Latin kee-wi-tah-teys]. /ˌsɪv ɪˈteɪ tiz; Latin ˌki wɪˈtɑ teɪs/. the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like. citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community. Origin of civitas<Latin cīvitās.See city Words nearby civitascivil union, civil war, civil year, civism, Civitan, civitas, Civitavecchia, civvy, CJ, CJA, CJD Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for civitasOne answer resides in the belief, still ingrained in our civitas, that Americans have a shared sense of purpose and destiny. The Fallout from WikiLeaks' Latest Exposure|Tunku Varadarajan|November 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST Unless they were peasants and dwelt in villages, they were citizens of a "city" or "civitas," the old Latin name for a tribe. The Story of Mankind|Hendrik van Loon This brought an outcry against the admission of any professional working woman into the exclusive Civitas. Making People Happy|Thompson Buchanan The city (civitas) did not end with the town walls, but included the surrounding country and perhaps many villages. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Pliny (92 or 93) says, Amisenorum civitas libera et fderata beneficio indulgenti tu legibus suis utitur. The Chief Periods of European History|Edward A. Freeman The Civitas Club was in full operation, and would brook no restraint. Making People Happy|Thompson Buchanan
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