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noun
the social body of the citizens united by law
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
a city and its territory
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
a community
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pedantic
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noun
a state, (chiefly) a city-state
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pedantic
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History
Unadapted borrowing from Latin cīvitās. Doublet of city.
