Definition of CIVITAS

civitas

Meanings

Plural: civitates

Noun

  • the social body of the citizens united by law
  • a city and its territory
  • a community
  • a state, (chiefly) a city-state

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cīvitās. Doublet of city.

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