CIVITAS

Meaning of CIVITAS in English

ˈkēwēˌtäs noun

( plural civita·tes ˌkēwēˈtäˌtās)

Etymology: Latin — more at city

: a body of people constituting a politically organized community : state ; especially : city-state

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CIVITAS — n. status of citizen in ancient Rome
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CIVITAS — plural Civitates, citizenship in ancient Rome. Roman citizenship was acquired by birth if both parents were Roman citizens (cives), although …
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CIVITAS DEI — -ˈdāˌē noun Usage: usually capitalized C&D Etymology: Late Latin — more at city of god : city of god
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ANJOU — I Historical region, lower Organized in the Gallo-Roman period as the Civitas Andegavensis, it later became the countship, and from …
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AGENAIS — or Agenois Historical region, southwestern France. In ancient Gaul , Agenais was the country of the Nitrobriges, then a Gallo-Roman …
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CITY — I. ˈsid.ē, -itē, -i noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English citie, from Old French cité, from …
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CITY-STATE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of Greek polis & Latin civitas : a state (as in classical antiquity) in which the …
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CITY OF GOD — Usage: capitalized C&G Etymology: translation of Late Latin Civitas Dei, an ideal heavenly city described by Saint Augustine ( Aurelius …
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CITADEL — ˈsid.əd ə l, -itə-, -ˌdel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, diminutive of cittade …
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HIPPOCRAS — /hip"euh kras'/ , n. an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices. [ 1325-75; ME ypocras, appar. short …
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CIVITAN — /siv"i tan'/ , n. a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918. [ appar. civit ( as ) …
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CITY — — cityless , adj. — citylike , adj. /sit"ee/ , n. , pl. cities . 1. a large or important …
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CITY — noun ( plural cit·ies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English citie large or small town, from Anglo-French cité, from …
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CITADEL — noun Etymology: Middle French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, diminutive of cittade city, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas — more …
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CITY — ■ noun ( plural cities ) 1》 a large town, in particular ( Brit. ) a town created a ~ …
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CITIZEN — ■ noun 1》 a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth. 2》 an inhabitant of a town …
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CITADEL — [ 'sɪtəd(ə)l , -dɛl ] ■ noun 1》 a fortress protecting or dominating a city. 2》 a meeting hall of …
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CITY — [city] n, pl cit.ies often attrib [ME citie large or small town, fr. OF cite, fr. ML civitat-, civitas, fr. …
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CITADEL — [cit.a.del] n [MF citadelle, fr. OIt cittadella, dim. of cittade city, fr. ML civitat-, civitas--more at city] (1562) 1: a …
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COMMONWEALTH — a body politic founded on law for the common weal, or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers, …
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CITIZENSHIP — relationship between an individual and a state in which an individual owes allegiance to that state and in turn is …
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WORMS — city, Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), southwestern Germany. Worms is a port on the left (west) bank of the Rhine River, just …
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VOCONTII — a Celtic tribe of the Gallic province of Narbonensis; its members probably lived in the western foothills of the Alps. …
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VENICE, GULF OF
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RALPH — born Oct. 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Aug. 26, 1958, London English composer of the first half of …
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VAUD — ( (French), ) German Waadt, canton, southwestern Switzerland, bordering France and the Jura Mountains to the west and Lake Geneva …
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TOURS — city, capital of Indre-et-Loire dpartement, Centre region, west central France, on the Loire River. It is the chief tourist centre …
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PERIGUEUX — town, dpartement of Dordogne, Aquitaine region, southwestern France. An episcopal see, it lies on the right bank of the Isle …
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LIMOUSIN — rgion, encompassing the central French dpartements of Corrze, Haute-Vienne, and Creuse and coextensive with the former province of Limousin. The …
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ГРАЖДАНСКОЕ — Понятие гражданского общества (англ. civil society) имеет долгую и сложную историю. Оно вошло в употребление в 17-18 вв., и главный …
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