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civics

/ˈsɪvɪks/

civics noun: the study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

Noun

civics (usually uncountable, plural civics)

  1. (usually) The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

civics meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Tagalog

civics in Tamil

குடியியல்

civics in Urdu

شہریات

civics in Telugu

study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
పౌరశాస్త్రం pauraśāstraṁ

civics in Tagalog

study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community
palamayanan, sibika

Forms of civics

pluralcivics

Plural of civics: civics

Origin of civics

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

Questions about civics

What does civics mean?
Civics means the study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.
What is civics in Tamil?
Civics in Tamil is குடியியல். See Civics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is civics?
Civics is a noun.
How do you pronounce civics?
Civics is pronounced /ˈsɪvɪks/.
What is the plural of civics?
The plural of civics is civics.

Words near civics in the dictionary

  1. civicized
  2. civicizes
  3. civicizing
  4. civicminded
  5. civicmindedness
  6. civics
  7. civie
  8. civies
  9. civil
  10. civil action
  11. civil actions

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: civics (page history and authors); civics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); civics (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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