Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civitas

/ˈki.wɪˌtɑs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: civ-i-tas
IPA: /ˈki.wɪˌtɑs/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the social body of the citizens united by law

noun

a city and its territory

noun

noun

a state, (chiefly) a city-state

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cīvitās. Doublet of city.

Inflected Forms

civitates (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce civitas?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈki.wɪˌtɑs/.
What does civitas mean?: the social body of the citizens united by law
Where does civitas come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Latin cīvitās. Doublet of city.

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