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civic societies

civic societies is the plural of civic society.

Meaning of civic society

Noun

civic society (plural civic societies)

  1. (UK) A voluntary body or society which aims to represent the needs of a local community.
    • The plaque, of light-blue hue (a tone favoured by the Wiltshire market town's civic society), can be found on a nondescript structure just outside the station.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chippenham (1841)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57

Questions about civic societies

What is civic societies the plural of?
Civic societies is the plural of civic society.

Words near civic societies in the dictionary

  1. civic nationalism
  2. civic nationalist
  3. civic nationalists
  4. civic sense
  5. civic senses
  6. civic societies
  7. civic society
  8. civic-minded
  9. civic-mindedly
  10. civic-mindedness
  11. civically

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