noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsɪvɪks/
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CMU ARPABET:S IH1 V IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the social science of municipal affairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social science
History
Etymology
From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”).
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
гражданско право
(graždansko pravo)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Chinese Mandarin:
公民學 /公民学
(gōngmínxué)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Chinese Mandarin:
公民教育
(gōngmín jiàoyù)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Chinese Mandarin:
市政學 /市政学
(shìzhèngxué)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Czech:
občanská nauka
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Dutch:
maatschappijleer
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Finnish:
yhteiskuntaoppi
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Finnish:
kansalaistaito
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
French:
éducation civique
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
German:
Sozialkunde
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
German:
Gemeinschaftskunde
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Hebrew:
אֶזְרָחוּת
(ezrakhút)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Hungarian:
állampolgári ismeretek
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Japanese:
公民学
(kōmingaku)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Korean:
일반사회
(ilbansahoe)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Polish:
wiedza o społeczeństwie
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Portuguese:
cidadania
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Portuguese:
educação cívica
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Russian:
гражданове́дение
(graždanovédenije)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Spanish:
cívica
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Spanish:
educación cívica
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Tagalog:
palamayanan
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Tagalog:
sibika
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Telugu:
పౌరశాస్త్రం
(pauraśāstraṁ)
— study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
