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civic crown

civic crown noun: a crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.

Noun

civic crown (plural civic crowns)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.
    Synonyms:
    oak wreath

Synonyms of civic crown

Forms of civic crown

pluralcivic crowns

Origin of civic crown

Calque of Latin corōna cīvica, the adjective being from cīves (“citizen”).

Questions about civic crown

What does civic crown mean?
Civic crown means a crown or garland of oak leaves and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.
What part of speech is civic crown?
Civic crown is a noun.
What is the plural of civic crown?
The plural of civic crown is civic crowns.

Words near civic crown in the dictionary

  1. civic
  2. civic center
  3. civic centers
  4. civic centre
  5. civic centres
  6. civic crown
  7. civic crowns
  8. civic duty
  9. civic garland
  10. civic garlands
  11. civic hacker

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