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civitas
[ siv-i-tas; Latin kee-wi-tahs ]
noun
, plural civ·i·ta·tes [siv-i-, tey, -teez, kee-wi-, tah, -teys].
- the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
- citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of civitas1
From Latin cīvitās; literally, “commmunity of citizens, citizenship,” equivalent to cīvis “citizen, fellow citizen” + -tās -ty 2( def )
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Example Sentences
One answer resides in the belief, still ingrained in our civitas, that Americans have a shared sense of purpose and destiny.
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Civitas opulenta, dives, fecunda, in qua nemo vivat otiosus.
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Augustine's Civitas Dei was the first attempt at a world history based on the idea of the religious vocation of mankind.
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Sed arma sumere non ante cuiquam moris, qum civitas suffecturum probaverit.
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Vale civitas, valete castelli parvi; relicti estis propter aquam et non per vim inimicorum!'
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Wolff's conception of the Law of Nations is influenced by his conception of the civitas gentium maxima.
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