Definitions for civitas

civitas civ·i·tas

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

Civitas is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 138 anagrams from letters in civitas (aciistv).

Definitions for civitas

noun

  1. the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
  2. citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community.

Origin of civitas

Latin cīvitās. See city

Examples for civitas

Only with agriculture begins the "civitas," as distinct from the horde or tribe.

Presently, indeed, we find her rejoicing in the title of civitas.

Berry is the civitas or pagus Bituricensis of Gregory of Tours.

The civitas Club was in full operation, and would brook no restraint.

This map of "civitas Londinium" is strange enough to look at in our own day.

"The civitas Society for—" she began, with stately emphasis.

The civitas Beneharnensium was included in the Novempopulania.

One answer resides in the belief, still ingrained in our civitas, that Americans have a shared sense of purpose and destiny.

And where did civitas get its name, when city and state were one, but from citizen?

Yes, ladies of the civitas Club, Mrs. Flynn is perfectly right.

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