Etymology

GalCiv

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Today it means: Galactic Civilizations, a series of turn-based strategy video games or the first game so named. Full definition →

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The story

Syllabic abbreviation, after Civ (“Civilization”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1993 Galactic Civilizations, a series of turn-based strategy video games or the first game so named.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.