civitas
Americannoun
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the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
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citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community.
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Etymology
Origin of civitas
From Latin cīvitās; literally, “commmunity of citizens, citizenship,” equivalent to cīvis “citizen, fellow citizen” + -tās -ty 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Mr. Yoo, a law professor at UC Berkeley Law and a research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Civitas Institute, filed a friend of the court brief in Suncor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Joel Kotkin is the presidential fellow for urban futures at Chapman University and senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Mr. Toth is director of research at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Travel Association, in partnership with consulting firm Civitas, found the average lodging levy to be 15.22%.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
After the liberating joys of battle, he must needs follow the perennial human instinct and build anew the "Civitas Dei."
From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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