civics

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/ˈsɪvɪks/

noun

The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

OriginLatin civicus →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nouncivics (usually uncountable, plural civics)
  1. uncountableusuallyThe study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

Origin

  1. Latincivicus“having to do with citizens or a town or city”
  2. Englishcivics

From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”).

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Translations

Bulgarian гражданско право
  • гражданско право (graždansko pravo)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Chinese Mandarin 公民學 /公民学, 公民教育
  • 公民學 /公民学 (gōngmínxué)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • 公民教育 (gōngmín jiàoyù)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • 市政學 /市政学 (shìzhèngxué)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Czech občanská nauka
  • občanská naukastudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Dutch maatschappijleer
  • maatschappijleerstudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Finnish yhteiskuntaoppi, kansalaistaito
  • yhteiskuntaoppistudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • kansalaistaitostudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
French éducation civique
  • éducation civiquestudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
German Sozialkunde, Gemeinschaftskunde
  • Sozialkundestudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • Gemeinschaftskundestudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Hebrew אֶזְרָחוּת
  • אֶזְרָחוּת (ezrakhút)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Hungarian állampolgári ismeretek
  • állampolgári ismeretekstudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Japanese 公民学
  • 公民学 (kōmingaku)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Korean 일반사회
  • 일반사회 (ilbansahoe)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Polish wiedza o społeczeństwie
  • wiedza o społeczeństwiestudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Portuguese cidadania, educação cívica
  • cidadaniastudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • educação cívicastudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Russian гражданове́дение
  • гражданове́дение (graždanovédenije)study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Spanish cívica, educación cívica
  • cívicastudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • educación cívicastudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Tagalog palamayanan, sibika
  • palamayananstudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
  • sibikastudy of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
Cite this entry
APA

civics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civics

MLA

“civics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civics.

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