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Civitan

American  
[siv-i-tan] / ˈsɪv ɪˌtæn /

noun

  1. a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.


Etymology

Origin of Civitan

Apparently < Latin cīvit ( ās ) civitas + -an

Example Sentences

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The first group to participate in the program was the Tyler Civitan Club, and on March 9, 1985…” Flag on the play?

From Fox News • Feb. 20, 2020

Don also was one of the founders of the Granite Quarry Fiddlers Convention, sponsored by the Granite Quarry Civitan Club.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2016

Don had perfect attendance at Civitan Club meetings since joining in 1957.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2016

Almost everything in South Bend was done, and done well, by volunteers, among them some 1,200 members of a service group called Civitan.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were certainly all there—the Kiwanis, the Elks, the Rotarians, the Civitan Club, the presidents of the various golf clubs, Chambermen of Commerce.

From Time Magazine Archive