"civics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪvɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-civics.wav Forms: civics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|civicus||having to do with citizens or a town or city}} Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|civics}} civics (usually uncountable, plural civics)
  1. The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Education Related terms: civic Translations (study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community): гражданско право (graždansko pravo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 公民學 (Chinese Mandarin), 公民学 (gōngmínxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 公民教育 (gōngmín jiàoyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 市政學 (Chinese Mandarin), 市政学 (shìzhèngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), maatschappijleer [feminine] (Dutch), yhteiskuntaoppi (Finnish), kansalaistaito (english: old) (Finnish), éducation civique [feminine] (French), Sozialkunde [feminine] (German), Gemeinschaftskunde [feminine] (German), אֶזְרָחוּת (ezrakhút) [feminine] (Hebrew), állampolgári ismeretek (Hungarian), 公民学 (kōmingaku) (Japanese), 일반사회 (ilbansahoe) (Korean), wiedza o społeczeństwie [feminine] (Polish), cidadania [feminine] (Portuguese), educação cívica [feminine] (Portuguese), гражданове́дение (graždanovédenije) [neuter] (Russian), cívica [feminine] (Spanish), educación cívica [feminine, subjective] (Spanish), palamayanan (Tagalog), sibika (Tagalog), పౌరశాస్త్రం (pauraśāstraṁ) (Telugu)
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